Engineers & Specifiers - Articles - Page 456

Partnership Opportunities Remain Ahead of CPC Navajo Nation Launch

October 9, 2018

American Standard Wins 2018 WaterSense Sustained Excellence Award

October 8, 2018

The EPA recognized American Standard for demonstrating a commitment to water conservation through the Beauty in Motion truck tour, which showcased the brand’s newest WaterSense-labeled shower heads, faucets, and ultra-high efficiency toilets.

Aquatherm Announces ‘TechTV’ Series

October 8, 2018

Upcoming TechTV video topics will include flanging with Aquatherm, Aquatherm and compressed gases, oxidative resistance testing and more.

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LDRP Basics

Labor, delivery, recovery and postpartum suite design blurs the line between institutional and hospitality.

October 5, 2018

Labor, delivery, recovery and postpartum areas are intricate spaces to design in health care. The difficulty only increases when the space is part of an area undergoing renovation.

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Snowmelt Design: The Art of Best Guess

Why designing snowmelt systems is a mix of art and science

October 5, 2018

Engineering to most is the art of absolutes, the science of definitive measures.

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IAPMO Conference Breaks the Code

The City of Brotherly Love will play host to a crucial IAPMO Conference.

October 5, 2018

This year’s conference will prove to be importance to UPC and UMC Codes.

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To Sense or Not to Sense

The pros and cons of using hands-free faucets in a facility.

October 5, 2018

Some tips for deciding whether a touchless faucet will work in a client’s commercial or educational building.

Legal Pipeline

Be Wary of the Waiver

The importance of understanding cardinal change and consequential damage provisions in a subcontract.

October 5, 2018

Steven Nudelman

The waiver of consequential damages clause in a contract, be it for construction or professional services, is a risk-shifting provision that has value to both parties to the contract and it should be negotiated.

The Future is Now

Radiant Design: Learning by Doing

Three projects show the versatility of radiant heating and cooling systems.

October 5, 2018

BF Nagy

Radiant hydronic systems are certainly not new but as these three projects show, they keep improving and designers continue to innovate. Could it be that radiant hydronics is finding new believers?

Code Classroom

Legionella Growth in Hot Water Systems

An argument can be made that energy conservation efforts of the 1970s contributed to the rise of Legionnaires’ disease.

October 5, 2018

Ron George

We now know that storing water at 110 F, as was called for in many energy conservation mandates in the 1970s, can lead to an increase in Legionella bacteria growth in the hot water storage and distribution systems, which could eventually lead to outbreaks.