Engineered Systems

What Is a Floor Control Valve Assembly?

Mon, 03 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0400

These devices are used to shut portions of the fire sprinkler system off for maintenance or repair work without taking the entire system offline, endangering building occupants in case of fire. While not required in all circumstances, they should be considered as another fire safety mechanism.

Understanding Plumbing Needs for Rural Health Care

Mon, 05 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0500

Health care needs in rural areas may differ from urban areas, but facilities are usually sparse, and services are more limited and less specialized. Designing simple, maintainable and resilient plumbing systems helps avoid additional challenges to health-care facilities with limited resources.

British Plumbing Systems

Thu, 24 Aug 2017 00:00:00 -0400

England piping systems still apply older plumbing codes.

Pressure Control Valves

Wed, 05 Jul 2017 00:00:00 -0400

What every engineer needs to know about pressure control valves and the applications they're used in.

Engineering Lessons Learned

Wed, 05 Jul 2017 00:00:00 -0400

The Elusive Code

Mon, 08 May 2017 11:02:00 -0400

Pipe sizing is, of course, one of the main purposes and challenges of plumbing design. Everyone reading this article should...

Troubleshooting Plumbing Systems

Mon, 07 Nov 2016 10:25:00 -0500

The list of items below are common things that I find during investigations of commercial, institutional and industrial buildings. These...

Domestic Hot Water Systems

Thu, 03 Dec 2015 12:19:00 -0500

One of the major headaches for engineers and contractors in today’s complicated construction projects is properly balancing a multi-loop domestic...