The Heights is a state-of-the-art, 775 seat, 180,000 square foot public school located in densely-populated Arlington, Virginia.

There are many equations for determining the flow in natural gas pipes and the pressure drops associated with those flows, or vice versa. Our intent is to determine the validity of each equation with respect to flow rates that might be encountered by a plumbing engineer.

My last two columns have, instead, reviewed the critical modern technologies shaping our 2010s and 2020s built environment. It’s time to return to some actual projects.

This is the continuation of a series of columns covering only the code changes that were approved as submitted from 2018 to the 2021 International Plumbing Code (IPC) change hearings.

The project increased the number of student beds at the residence hall from 693 on four floors to 756 on five floors, while preserving a significant amount of the structure's historic Georgian Revival-style exterior.

The project tasked students with developing a proposal to be the prime contractor on a chiller and cooling tower replacement project in the Penn South building in New York City.

The event marked the beginning of the renovation on a two-story, 66,700-square-foot building located in Peachtree Corners, Georgia. 

Before staying at a hotel, a friend of mine always checks the online guest reviews. They tend to be frank. I can imagine that some hotel managers rejoice (or cringe) at the honesty. 

Before you read anything else, take another look at our cover. Or any pictures included with this feature. What do you think of those colors? Teal. Orange. Yellow. 

Last December the Carriage House underwent a major (and much needed) mechanical system upgrade. In car wash lingo, owner Kevin Brown chose the “Deluxe.”