Piping One-Stop
HDPE, PVC Makers Trade Barbs
Irving, Texas and Poway, Calif. The Plastics Pipe Institute, Irving, Texas, issued a cautionary advisory in June regarding the integrity of fusible polyvinyl...
Take a Closer Look at Your Cast Iron Soil Pipe
You may not have noticed, but we've had a war of words going on over the issue of imported Chinese cast iron soil pipe. In our May issue, we ran a letter...
PPFA Offers Site on Green Piping
The Plastic Pipe and Fittings Association has created a new on-line resource for National Association of Home Builders green builders and others looking for current information regarding green and sustainable plumbing and piping systems....
CDA Hails EPA Decision on Antimicrobial Copper Alloys
Proponents of antimicrobial copper alloys are hailing a recent decision by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to approve the alloys' registration....
Pipe Relining Lawsuits Settle Before Trial
The Nu Flow Group of Cos. announced in late February the successful resolution of two lawsuits filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California two years ago by competitor Ace DuraFlo....
AFSA Unveils New Inspection Forms
The American Fire Sprinkler Association recently unveiled 13 newly updated report of inspection forms....
Sprinkler System Courses Offered
The American Fire Sprinkler Association has developed the first of four one-hour courses focusing on hydraulic calculations for automatic fire sprinkler systems. The courses will be hosted via the association’s e-learning courseware portal eCampus....
AFSA Readies Apprentice Competition
WASHINGTON – The American Fire Sprinkler Association will host its 15th annual National Apprentice Competition here on Oct. 17, 2008....
Study examines pipes' effect on water quality
Blacksburg, Va. A recent study conducted by the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department of Virginia Tech University found that various types of...
KSW Awarded New Projects
KSW Inc. has announced that it received $9 million in additional contract work in December with the Chetrit Group/Stellar Management....
Mechanical, lightning groups at odds over CSST
Reported incidents of fires resulting from lightning strikes near structures containing corrugated stainless steel gas piping have resulted in a debate...
AFSA names R.I. Rep. sprinkler advocate of year
DALLAS The American Fire Sprinkler Association has selected Congressman Jim Langevin (D-R.I.) as its Fire Sprinkler Advocate of 2007 in recognition of...
Michigan Construction Code Commission Rejects Imported Cast Iron Materials
LANSING, MICH. The Michigan Construction Code Commission in mid-September unanimously approved the August 22, 2007, recommendation of the Michigan Plumbing...
Home sprinkler group wins education grant
QUINCY, MASS. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has announced that the nonprofit Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition has received a grant award through...
Home sprinkler group unveils Educator Kit'
FRANKFURT, ILL. The non-profit Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition has introduced its new Public Education Kit. The kit is available free to fire service and...
Sprinklers Could Have Saved Nine Firefighters
By Robert P. Mader Of CONTRACTOR'S staff CHARLESTON, S.C. A fire sprinkler system would have saved lives in a furniture store and warehouse inferno that...
Bring residential fire sprinklers into the code
By Bob Miodonski Publisher and editorial director INSTALLING FIRE SPRINKLERS is a good idea that we've advocated for a long time. We've focused our discussions...
'More than a moral victory' to get home sprinklers in code
By Robert P. Mader Of contractor's staff ROCHESTER, N. Y. Proponents of residential fire sprinklers are cheered by an International Code Council Code...
Drainage woes keeping the flow flowing
DR. VOSS WROTE: "How do you keep sink/shower drains from accumulating stinky gunk and, if it is already there, how do you get rid of it? "A couple weeks...
FlexHead sues eight over sprinkler patents
BY ROBERT P. MADER Of CONTRACTOR's STAFF HOLLISTON, MASS. FlexHead Industries has filed patent infringement lawsuits against eight defendants, charging...
Taco dedicates plant addition
SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR CRANSTON, R.I. Marking the first physical expansion of Taco since 1954, President and CEO John Hazen White Jr. dedicated a 60,000-sq.-ft....
Most misjudge fire risks in homes, high-rises: poll
BETHESDA, MD. A nationwide survey conducted in January by the Society for Fire Protection Engineers reveals that 65% of Americans feel safer in their...
Shift to CPVC water systems saves time, money
BY BILL MORRIS SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR SOME LEADING mechanical contractors are turning to CPVC pipe and fittings to complete projects on time and under...
California approves CPVC pipe
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. The California Building Standards Commission has completed adoption of new building standards that include approval of CPVC pipe statewide....
'Green' PVC report stirs debate
BY ROBERT P. MADER Of CONTRACTOR's STAFF WASHINGTON The Technical and Scientific Advisory Committee of the U.S. Green Building Council issued its final...
