4045 Great North Road nearing completion! After starting back in 2014 with a building shell which needed remediation this job has had it’s challenges bringing it up to code and extending the apartments. Looking smart now!
Hydraulics
Hawkes Bay Sports Park Hall Nears Completion
MEPS Building Engineers designed the Electrical, HVAC and Hydraulic services for the new Sport Hall at Hawkes Bay Sports Park. This include a large variety of spaces including indoor netball and athletic facilities, gym, office spaces, conference spaces, and sports lab with the capability of heating the space up to 30°C for simulating overseas ambient temperatures during competitions. The building has also been designed with no services penetrations in the roofs (to minimise roof maintenance and maximise lifespan), hidden air conditioning condensers (to keep the clean building look) and communal water heating and HVAC services to maximise energy efficiency.
Copper or Plastic Piping: Which is best
Water Piping – Copper or Plastic
When it comes to water pipes, copper has been the material of choice for a very very long time.
Plastic pipes of all sorts (PEX, uPVC, HDPE) have become increasingly popular in the past 20 to 30 years. One reason being the increasing cost of copper pipes over their equivalent in plastic.
So, what are the pros and cons?
Conclusion
There is no one 100% safe solution. Little is known at present about the plastic piping release of volatile organic compounds (VOC’s) and assimlable organic carbon (AOC’s). Copper is the system with the easiest of issues to control and mitigate and on balance appears to be the better option.