December 2018

If it’s not fun, it’s not worth doing. Fun may not be the word that first comes to mind when one thinks about plumbing engineering. Yet, for this plumbing engineer, joyfulness is built into his work ethic. It is our pleasure to honor Daniel Colombini, P.E., LEED AP, as our 2018 Plumbing Engineer of the Year.

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Engineer of the Year: Plumbing Engineer Honors Daniel Colombini

December 3, 2018

Ashlei Williams

It is our pleasure to honor Daniel Colombini, P.E., LEED AP, as our 2018 Plumbing Engineer of the Year.

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Carol Johnson:Madam President

ASPE welcomes first woman president to serve the society and its members.

December 3, 2018

Sharon Rehana

ASPE elects the first woman president since opening its doors in 1964 and she’s looking forward to serving with honor.

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The Room - Temperature Lavatory

December 3, 2018

There is one provision in both the Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC) and International Plumbing Code (IPC) that endangers public health and bloats construction budgets: the requirement to provide hot water at all public lavatories.

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Emergency fixture water heating

Selecting a water heater for a facility where there is a combination eyewash and emergency shower.

December 3, 2018

One of the most critical applications faced by plumbing engineers is selecting a water heater for a facility where there is a combination eyewash and emergency shower. These fixtures are required by the ANSI Z358.1 code to deliver a specific amount of water flow for a specific period of time.

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Speakman Company unveils thermostatic mixing valves for emergency plumbing

A Q&A spotlighting the Safe-T-Zone

December 3, 2018

Speakman Company recently unveiled its Safe-T-Zone line that puts emergency plumbing concerns at ease. Learn more about the line in the following interview exclusive to plumbing Engineer magazine.

The Future is Now

Capturing Heat from Ice

Leading hockey arenas reduce emissions with heat reclamation.

December 3, 2018

BF Nagy

What do the San Jose Sharks, Anaheim Ducks, St Louis Blues and Arizona Coyotes have in common? They’re National Hockey League teams and their arenas are getting greener. For St Louis it was their game rink; for the others, it was the practice sheets.

FPE Corner

The Trouble With (Some) AHJs

Young fire protection engineers need mentors to help them use good judgment.

December 3, 2018

Samuel S. Dannaway

Ah yes, AHJs. You cannot live with them and you most definitely cannot live without them. The official NFPA definition of an Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) is “An organization, office or individual responsible for enforcing the requirements of a code or standard, or for approving equipment, materials, an installation or a procedure.”

Young Professionals + Integrated Design

Can You Innovate?

Your TI-89 calculator doesn’t have the answer to this. It’s about people and experience.

December 3, 2018

Cory Powers

The most famous innovative time in our history is the industrial revolution. The mid- to late-1700s was the start of innovation becoming the norm in business and competition. Many world industries were astounded by the idea of a machine completing tasks once done by hand.