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Modern Plumbing Strategies for K-12 School Additions and Renovations

To maximize the value of school expansion projects, design teams should modernize the systems that support campus operations to meet future maintenance needs and enhance overall performance.
November 2, 2026

School districts frequently expand existing campuses to accommodate enrollment growth, modern educational programs and aging infrastructure.


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Boiler Room Detective

Key Operational Differences Between Space-Heating and Brewery Steam Systems

Practical design concerns — oxygen corrosion, flash steam, boiler and pipe sizing, and the need for steam systems to ‘breathe’ — make brewery boilers more complex and risk-prone than typical comfort-heating boilers.
October 1, 2026
Ray Wohlfarth

One morning, when microbreweries were starting to pop up, a brewer called and asked if I knew brewery steam systems.


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Sustainable Water Management Starts with System Performance

From design and installation to maintenance and operation, every component plays a role in a system’s long-term efficiency.
October 1, 2026

When considering water use, most of us initially consumption. For example many gallons a fixture is using or what could be to limit leak.


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Defining Thermal Domains for Campus and District Energy Systems, Part 1

How hydraulic separation and thermal coupling enable coordinated, high-performance energy networks.
October 1, 2026

Large campuses and district energy systems are evolving from isolated mechanical plants into interconnected thermal ecosystems.  


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Managing Building Water Systems: The Importance of Understanding the Public Water System’s Supply, Part 1

To understand how a BWS fits in with a PWS, one must understand where the water comes from originally, what preservatives and other beneficial constituents are added to the water during treatment, and where to find information about the water system.
October 1, 2026

Whether designing a building’s water system, installing and commissioning one, developing a water management program (WMP), or troubleshooting water quality problems, it is important to have a good understanding of the water supply to a building water system (BWS), whether the supply is from a connection to a public water system (PWS) or is self-supplied.


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Commercial PEX Plumbing Layouts

New PEX plumbing guide gives users insight into how PEX pipes are physically organized and oriented in commercial buildings.
October 1, 2026
Lance MacNevin PEng

Plumbing designers have choices when selecting pressure pipe materials for commercial plumbing systems, some old and some newer.


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The HVAC Equipment Isn’t the Hard Part

Electrical panels, aging infrastructure and tenant disruption complicate even the best-laid retrofit plans.
September 21, 2026

Retrofitting HVAC systems should be one of the most straightforward ways to improve building performance. The opportunity is enormous:


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Radiant Insider

Right Part, Wrong Place

Plan installations carefully to protect boilers, circulators and controls from damage, inefficiency and callbacks.
September 1, 2026
Cody Mack

You’re standing at the back of your truck making sure you have everything for the boiler install today.


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Hot Water for Process: Stop Using Steam to Make Hot Water

Industrial facilities can improve efficiency, sustainability, productivity and compliance by replacing steam-based hot water generation with direct, right-sized hot water systems while retaining steam where it remains necessary.
September 1, 2026

Steam built the industrial age, but it doesn’t have to run it any longer. In fact, in many cases, it shouldn’t.


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Why Water Design Matters in Laboratories

From domestic supply to RODI systems, effective laboratory water design requires separation from domestic systems, backflow protection and water treatment strategies that support equipment reliability and repeatable research outcomes.
August 3, 2026

Water use in laboratories is fundamental, as professionals rely on it while searching for solutions or answers through experimentation and research. 


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