Check out the January 2019 issue of PM Engineer, featuring a look at an award-winning project that recycles used auto oil to fuel radiant heating, standpipe requirements for marine docks and wharfs, commercial plumbing trends at AHR Expo, codes restricting lead in drinking water, and a new digital tool to help plumbing engineers streamline the submittal process.
If the Prius set a new expectation for energy efficiency and innovation, the same could be said of the new Koch 33 Toyota Dealership in Easton, Pennsylvania.
Recently, pme headed down to Ashland City, Tennessee, for a visit to A. O. Smith’s residential water-heater facility where it chatted with Vice President of Marketing David Chisolm and Senior Manager, Commercial New Product Development Matt Schulz.
Find a successful professional and there’s a good chance they had a great mentor. For Blair Minyard, the new vice president of education on the ASPE Board of Directors, that person is new ASPE President Carol Johnson.
Ten years ago, I wrote a column that I entitled “No lead is good lead.” The column raised a number of eyebrows and is still quoted today. Actually, that column was written well after my first involvement with lead. I first got involved with lead in drinking water concerns in the early 1980s. I was interviewed for the Chicago local news in 1986 regarding lead in the Chicago drinking water.
Last month, we covered the concept of combining heat pumps with hydronic distribution systems. We also discussed the specifics of an air-to-water heat pump supplying multiple zones of radiant panel heating.
More than 100 ASPE Philadelphia members and guests commemorated the chapter’s 40th anniversary last month with a dinner and party at the SugarHouse Casino in Philadelphia.
The combination of REHAU's expertise in materials, process engineering and applications combined with MBT's global trading, logistics and distribution expertise creates new opportunities through expanded business models.
Maytum’s expertise ranges from system master plans, bed tower expansions, next-generation heart centers, emergency departments, and medical research labs
Moulsdale will be responsible for managing the Zurn business operations and commercial strategy along with developing new business growth opportunities.
With a patented stainless steel fire tube heat exchanger, Navien’s NFB condensing wall-hung boiler brings the industry a new level of technology in this category.
Duravit’s Vero Air toilet combines sustainable functionality and hygiene. The toilet’s rimless technology accommodates the square shape of the toilet bowl while minimizing water usage, Duravit says.
During the 2018 ASPE Convention and Expo in Atlanta, Zurn debuted its new software tool, inSpec, Powered by Zurn, which is designed to simplify the submittal process for commercial plumbing engineers.
ADEY’s MagnaClean DRX magnetic dirt filter provides a cost-effective solution for removing debris and black iron oxide sludge from commercial hydronic heating systems.
AERCO’s commercial condensing boiler features a combination of patented technology (AERtrim O2 trim), advanced features and innovative onAER Predictive Maintenance analytics tool.
GF Piping Systems’ COOL-FIT ABS Plus piping system is a fully pre-insulated plastic piping system for secondary cooling and refrigeration that features energy-efficient, non-corroding, maintenance-free performance, the company says.
Legend’s HyperPure PE-RT tubing is a flexible plastic hot and cold potable-water tube that is 100% recyclable, thus no more jobsite waste, the company points out.
Webstone, a brand of NIBCO, announces its new magnetic boiler filter. Designed to protect system components and maintain efficiency, the high-powered 12,000 Gauss magnet captures ferrous debris from the system before it reaches the boiler.