With deep roots in the HVAC, plumbing and other industries it serves, Bornquist Inc.'s places a strong emphasis on having staff members out meeting face-to-face with engineers (and other plumbing/HVAC industry clients) whenever possible. “This is a people business, first and foremost," says Mike Hultgren, president. “At the end of the day, we’re all about our customers and creating more value for them.”
Previously, there have not been any readily available methods for predicting the time required to deliver water to the test connection of a dry sprinkler system. A designer could never know whether his or her system met the 60-second water delivery criterion for dry systems with a capacity greater than 750 gallons until it was installed and actually tested.
Controlling water hammer in a plumbing system is necessary as a way to reduce shock pressure and confine its action to the section of piping in which it occurs. This is the premise PM Engineer worked from when it surveyed its readers recently about their views on water hammer arrestors.
Congratulations to KJWW Engineering Consultants of St. Louis, MO, on winning the PME Excellence in Design Award contest with its Blair Hall at Eastern Illinois University (EIU) restoration project; and an honorable mention to HGA Architects and Engineers, Milwaukee, WI, for its Discovery World at Pier Wisconsin new-construction project.
Like many of you, I am very much looking forward to attending the 20th American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE) Convention & Engineered Plumbing Exposition (EPE). The 2006 event in Tampa, FL, Oct. 21-25, will be my first.
Held June 4-6 in Orlando, FL, the National Fire Protection Association's 2006 World Safety Conference & Exposition® drew more than 4,000 attendees to its educational sessions and large show floor.