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California
approves PEX for plumbing — again
BY ROBERT P. MADER
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — The California Building Standards
Commission has given its approval for the use of PEX tubing in potable
water systems in the state following its review of a Second Revised
Draft Environmental Impact Report (SRDEIR). PEX had been approved in the
California Plumbing Code until a group called the Coalition for Safe
Building Materials sued the Building Standards Commission.
Opponents of plastic pipe were the chief backers of the Coalition for
Safe Building Materials, said Dick Church, executive director of the
Plastic Pipe and Fittings Association.
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Randall
Mechanical expands its high-purity piping business group
ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. – Orlando-based specialty
contractor Randall Mechanical Inc.’s newly-expanded High Purity Piping
Business Group has completed a high-tech passivation project at the
500,000-sq.ft. Catalent Pharma Solutions facility located here,
announced Jeffrey S. Condello, Randall Mechanical’s founder and
president/CEO. Passivation is a critical highly-specialized process that
purifies the interior surfaces of high purity piping and improves
corrosion resistance by flushing and chemically cleaning the process
piping systems. Randall’s expert technicians performed the passivation
process on over one linear mile of high purity piping, which required a
demanding 10-day around-the-clock schedule during Catalent’s two-week
annual maintenance shutdown.
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Haberberger
completes expansion project for Lemay Wastewater Treatment Plant
ST LOUIS -- Haberberger Inc., a mechanical contracting
company based here announced its team recently completed work on a
wet-weather expansion project for the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer
District’s (MSD) Lemay Wastewater Treatment Plant in South St. Louis
County.
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TDIndustries
acquires JBS Mechanical in Phoenix
PHOENIX -- Dallas-based TDIndustries has acquired JBS
Mechanical in Phoenix as part of the firm's overall growth strategy in
the state. The $2.2 million acquisition is the result of an extensive
search conducted by TDIndustries over the past year.
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Green
codes advance water conservation goals
BY ROBERT P. MADER
ROSEMONT, ILL. — The International Code Council’s
International Green Construction Code committee and the International
Association of Plumbing & Mechanical Officials Green Technical
Committee both met in this suburb of Chicago in August to continue work
on their organizations’ respective green codes.
ICC’s green code committee met for a week going over more than 1,000
comments received on the first draft of the IGCC, which covers all
components of a building, including plumbing. The public hearings, which
were Webcast live, were scheduled for 13 hours a day. The committee made
quick work of Chapter 7, “Water Resource Conservation and
Efficiency,” in less than seven hours.
Literally down the street from the IGCC hearings, the IAPMO Green
Technical Committee began its meeting talking about the need for a more
precise definition of commercial lavatory faucets.
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The
K-45 Drain Cleaning Machine
THE K-45 DRAIN CLEANING MACHINE is designed for 3/4" to
½" drain lines. Cable is offered in three sizes of ¼", 5/16" and 3/8"
each in varying lengths of up to 50'. A two-way autofeed allows the
operator to quickly work back and forth through blockages. Ridgid
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