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Home » PPI Sponsors 2017 Student Design Competition

PPI Sponsors 2017 Student Design Competition

October 17, 2016
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The Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI) said that it will continue to support the Department of Energy's (DOE) Race to Zero Student Design Competition. The announcement was made by Tony Radoszewski, president of the trade association that represents all segments of the plastic pipe industry. He also said that the Director of Engineering for PPI's Building and Construction Division, Lance MacNevin,  P. Eng, will serve on the panel of jurors who will evaluate the projects for the 2017 event. 

The Race to Zero encourages students to work with builders, developers, community leaders plus other industry partners to meet stringent design requirements and create marketable, affordable concepts. Projects are evaluated on numerous design criteria of a Zero Energy Ready Home that is cost-effective and consistent with mainstream builder construction practices. The mandatory performance target is the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specification.

“We are very happy to contribute our resources to this DOE program that is fun, educational and provides a real-world challenge for college students.” Radoszewski stated. “PPI’s goal has always been to be a resource for the industry and academia.  This will be our third year helping students to find the best methods and products to achieve the best use of energy.”

The 2016 Race to Zero Competition took place at DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, Colorado on April 16-17, 2016.  PPI was one of nine sponsors with MacNevin also participating as a juror.  There were 180 attendees from United States and Canada.  In all, 31 teams from across North America participated in the event, presenting their design proposals. 

Several of the projects included plastic pipe technologies such as PEX or CPVC for plumbing, PEX or PE-RT for radiant heating and cooling in poured concrete floors, and high-density polyethylene (HDPE) for geothermal piping in vertical boreholes.

PPI has several free tools available on its website, www.plasticpipe.org, such as the PEX Plumbing Design Guide and the Plastic Pressure Pipe Design Calculator which students can use to help in planning their projects.

“PPI will continue to enhance its support of the competition in 2017 by providing even more information to the student teams about integrating plastic plumbing, fire protection, radiant heating/cooling and geothermal technologies to achieve Net Zero HERS ratings,” MacNevin stated. “We are excited to see the entries.”

The deadline for a team’s 2017 application is November 1, 2016. Complete information about the DOE Race to Zero Competition can be found at: www.energy.gov.

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