Peter
Jahrling is the director of design engineering for Sloan Valve Company and has
been employed with Sloan for more than 25 years. He earned his BS/MS in
engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago and is a
member of the Plumbing Manufacturers Institute (PMI). Jahrling holds numerous
patents and has been a contributor to many industry trade publications during
his career. He can be reached at SloanEngineer@interlinegroup.com.
Plumbing
engineers have long been aware of the benefits of electronic plumbing-improved
water savings, better hygiene, easier maintenance, reduced housekeeping and
vandal resistance, to name a few. These benefits, coupled with emerging
technologies, are pushing the plumbing engineer toward an expanded role in building
system integration with water savings and hygiene as the focus.