Hunter’s Horizontal Drain Capacities and the Uniform Plumbing Code, Part 1 June 9, 2014 In “The Missing Hunter’s Curve” (Plumbing Engineer, October 2013), I demonstrated that the probability curve developed by Dr. Roy Hunter...Read More
Hospitality Projects June 9, 2014 Historical buildings restored to their original look and feel can be awe-inspiring on the outside and exquisite within. But, getting...Read More
Looking at different grease abatement strategies June 9, 2014 Separating and dealing with oil and grease waste is an important and often challenging aspect in commercial food service design....Read More
NFPA 25 Revisited June 9, 2014 Samuel S. Dannaway My September 2013 column reported the changes in the 2014 edition of NFPA 25. I also discussed an issue that...Read More
What's in an acre? June 9, 2014 Timothy Allinson Most plumbing engineers are familiar with the storm water flow calculation: Q = ciA Where: Q is flow in CFS...Read More
Code Update 36 Years of Experience June 9, 2014 Ron George Over the last 36 years, I have collected a few nuggets of plumbing design knowledge and maintenance wisdom from experience...Read More
Flexible pipe for flexible needs May 19, 2014 Today's plastic-based materials enable pipe manufacturers to provide the plumbing industry with products that are rugged yet light in weight,...Read More
Hunter’s Horizontal Drain Capacities and the Uniform Plumbing Code, Part 2 May 19, 2014 Having demonstrated how Dr. Hunter derived capacities for horizontal drains in fixture units, we will now turn our attention to...Read More
Outcome-based approach to building energy May 19, 2014 An outcome-based approach to building design and operation can provide a path to energy-efficient buildings. For several years, under the...Read More
Geothermal HVAC: Your roadmap to profits May 19, 2014 Jay Egg Do you remember the first time you found a profit center that really rocked? For me, it was in the...Read More
Rhode Island Adopts International Code Council Standards to Advance Application of Off-Site Construction