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Busting the plumbing venting myths

Julius Ballanco P.E., CPD

December 21, 2015

Many misconceptions exist about plumbing venting.

Bears and sanitation

Julius Ballanco P.E., CPD

October 23, 2015

Your plumbing knowledge is invaluable.

IAPMO solicits proposals for 2018 UPC, UMC

September 25, 2015

No proposals will be accepted after the 5 p.m. PST deadline on Jan. 4, 2016.

Plastic pipe still limited in plumbing applications

Julius Ballanco P.E., CPD

July 20, 2015

Limitations still exist for water piping and DWV.

Unisex or gender-neutral public toilets

The buzz word became transgender.

June 22, 2015

Redefining the use of public and single-occupant toilet rooms.

Mysteries of wet venting in bathrooms

It doesn’t help that the Uniform Plumbing Code only recently added traditional wet venting to the code, although the name was changed to horizontal wet venting.

Julius Ballanco P.E., CPD

April 24, 2015

It is one of the easiest ways to vent a bathroom group.

Protecting CSST gas-piping systems

Kelly Faloon

March 30, 2015

As these codes have not been adopted yet, installation of CSST is still an issue plumbing contractors need to be aware of.

Value engineering: Investigate changes of plumbing system without decreasing quality

Julius Ballanco P.E., CPD

December 9, 2014

The term “value engineering” has been a major part of the plumbing profession for a number of years.

Plumbing vs. process piping

One part is regulated by the plumbing code; the other is regulated by engineering design.

Julius Ballanco P.E., CPD

April 22, 2014

Know where the separation line is ó donít get stuck paying higher fees.

Proposed International Green Construction Code changes available for review

March 17, 2014

cdpACCESS, ICC’s cloud-based code development process tool, produces its first monograph.

Articles Tagged with ''plumbing codes''

Busting the plumbing venting myths

Bears and sanitation

IAPMO solicits proposals for 2018 UPC, UMC

Plastic pipe still limited in plumbing applications

Unisex or gender-neutral public toilets

Mysteries of wet venting in bathrooms

Protecting CSST gas-piping systems

Value engineering: Investigate changes of plumbing system without decreasing quality

Plumbing vs. process piping

Proposed International Green Construction Code changes available for review

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