Plumbing Sustainability Scorecard, Part 1: Leaching
Leaching stands at a critical intersection of health, materials science, & sustainability. It must be a central consideration in selecting plumbing materials. This scorecard ranks common pipe types on the amount, toxicity, & regulatory uncertainty of chemicals leached into drinking water.
How AEC Design Choices Can Protect Health
Safe Piping Matters recently spoke with Anjanette Green, Senior Director of Product Transformation for the Healthy Building Network, about Informed, an impressive new platform to help project teams identify healthier building products, including the design and specification of plumbing systems.
Webinar: Material Considerations for Plumbing
Based on the findings from our Plumbing Specification Guide, this AIA course explains how the characteristics of materials used for drinking water, wastewater, and fire-suppression systems impact the health, safety, and sustainability of buildings. eligible for HSW credit.
Fire Safety Characteristics of Pipe Materials
Part 2 of our recap of the presentation & discussions at the BSS conference. We focus on fire safety issues like combustibility, toxic releases, & firestopping.
Sustainability Characteristics of Piping Materials
Contractors, engineers, & manufacturers raised great questions after our presentation to the invite-only BSS Conference at Wembley Stadium in London. We focused on two important issues that don’t always get the focus they deserve: sustainability & fire safety