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Plumbing Engineer

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July 2023

Volume: 51
Edition: 7

Addressing water-related challenges is part of the industry’s biggest endeavors. This month’s issue includes a number of articles that address just that. 

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Boilers, Water Heaters and the Spaces Around Them

Architects and engineers must coordinate venting/exiting requirements for natural gas equipment and building openings/intakes in the design phase
July 1, 2023

Natural gas-fired and electric boilers and water heaters have specific space and venting requirements to keep building occupants safe. Architects and engineers need to discuss these issues during the design phase to ensure aesthetics and safety issue are all considered.


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Siphonic Roof Drainage and LEED: From Silver to Gold

It’s important to consider the overall sustainability goals of a project when selecting strategies to pursue certification.
July 1, 2023
Effectively managing a building’s storm drainage can boost the number of points to achieve LEED certification. Discover the various categories where siphonic roof drains can rack up points for a silver or gold building in this article.


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Facility Offers Unique Services to Feed South Carolina

Greenville’s Feed & Seed sustainability goals include connecting local farmers with community institutions and conserving resources where it can.
July 1, 2023

A chef who imagined making fresh food affordable realized her dream in Greenville, S.C. Read on to discover the Feed & Seed food hub, its mission to connect local farmers with the community, and its water conservation goals.


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The USHGC: Putting the Pieces Together, Part 3

The last part of this three-part series focuses on geothermal energy systems used in HVACR applications
July 1, 2023
Lance MacNevin PEng

In Part 3 of this three-part series, learn about closed-loop, open-loop and direct-exchange geothermal systems. The geothermal provisions addressed in the Uniform Solar, Hydronics and Geothermal Code are the industry’s most advanced and updated provisions.


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Water Management: The Office Building Way

Design engineers must keep one thing in mind when designing office building infrastructure: keep the water moving.
July 1, 2023
James Dipping PE, CPD, GPD, LEED AP BD+C, ARCSA AP, FASPE

Plumbing in office buildings — typically mixed use — is designed differently than in health-care facilities, senior-living communities or multifamily buildings. Automation and digital monitoring through a building management system can aid an overwhelmed facilities staff in keeping water safe.


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Compressed Air Systems for Health Care

Often an afterthought, these systems are crucial in areas where surgery and sterile processing occur.
July 1, 2023
Aaron Bock PE

Instrument air and service compressed air — compressed air systems found in health-care facilities — are often an afterthought as they are not considered life safety systems. Yet they are critical in operating rooms and sterile processing areas.


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Earthquake Protection Updates with New Codes

A look at NFPA 13 and ASCE/SEI 7, how they affect each other and how they can be cohesively applied in the 2024 building codes.
July 1, 2023
Victoria B. Valentine, P.E.

Creating our building codes includes much research and documents from subject matter experts across the building industries. It is important to learn how these different standards affect each other. Read on to discover how the new earthquake protection codes can impact water-based fire protection systems.


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Q&A with Dennis Whitelaw, co-owner and president of Towle Whitney

Dennis Whitelaw, owner and president of Towle Whitney, discusses how the company got its start and their booster pump systems.
July 1, 2023

Towle Whitney designs water booster pump systems and prides itself on their value-engineered solutions. PHCPPros recently spoke with Dennis Whitelaw, co-owner and president of Towle Whitney to learn more about the company and their products. Here’s what he had to say.


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Wastewater Heat Pumps: Efficiency Regardless of Climate

Part 3 of this series discusses how sanitary waste energy exchange systems (wastewater heat pumps) can increase DHW efficiency and reduce carbon emissions.
July 1, 2023

Municipalities across the country are moving to new policies to decarbonize buildings. In Part 3 of this series, learn how sanitary waste energy exchange systems (wastewater heat pumps) can increase DHW efficiency and reduce carbon emissions.



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Collaborative Health Care Design

CSPD and AAMI TIR34 Guidelines

This high-level overview should point you in the right direction to make sound decisions as we bring awareness to the requirements.
July 1, 2023
John Gregory

Technical Information Report 34 is a standard published by the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation. It details the importance of the sterile processing of medical devices and the effects of poor water quality on these processes. 


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Underground Fire Protection Design Issues

Coordinating the design with other building system trades and stakeholders can lead to a smoother installation and a safer building.
July 1, 2023

An efficient project can save time and money. Coordination efforts during the design phase of the fire protection system can reduce the number of conflicts in the field, keep the project budget in line and construction progress on schedule by minimizing delays.


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The Future Is Now

The Heat Beneath Our Feet

Geo-exchange is the very definition of sustainable technology.
July 1, 2023
BF Nagy

A geo-exchange system either extracts energy from the ground for heating or pumps it back into the ground for cooling. Energy companies and large construction firms can use this technology to help decarbonize our buildings and remain profitable. BF Nagy describes a few such North American projects in this month’s column.


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Water Heater Sizing Considerations

Sizing a water heater is an essential part of ensuring comfort and adequate amounts of hot water in a building.
July 1, 2023
Ron George
When a water heater dies, it seems to happen at the worst possible time. Hotel, apartment building and office building managers want to install replacement water heaters as soon as possible. However, there are many things to consider when sizing the appropriate water heater for the application.


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