Magazine Articles

• PM Engineer Profile: Examining Plastic Pipe Trends in Commercial Markets (Interview with PPI's Lance MacNevin, P.Eng.) - January 2024
• Mechanical Business: Pressure Testing PEX and PE-RT Tubing Systems with Compressed Air or Gas (Page 92) - October 2023
• Geo Outlook: Selecting Piping Materials for Ground Heat Exchangers - September 2023
• Plumbing Engineer/PHCP Pros: The USHGC - Putting the Pieces Together, Part 2 - May 2023
• Plumbing & Mechanical: New Alaskan Police Station Locks Up Heating Efficiency and Safety with PEX Hydronic Systems - May 2023
• Mechanical Business: A Potentially Unhealthy Mix - Combined Potable/Hydronic Systems - October 2022
• Water Well Journal: Plastic Piping for Geothermal Applications - July 2022 
• Plumbing Engineer: Protecting Plastic Pressure Pipes Against Freezing - February 2022
• Plumbing & Mechanical Engineer: Protect CPVC and PEX Pipes from Harm - February 2022
• PlasticsNews: PPI recognizes top pipe projects - July 2021
• HVAC/P: Proceeding With Caution – Potential Risks of Combined Potable & Hydronic Systems - Fall 2020
• Plastic Pipe: Facility Managers Should Know Their ABCs - September 2020
• PME: Mechanical joining system benefits new Napa Valley Resort - April 2019
• HVAC/P: Protecting Plastic Pipes – Best Practices for Shielding Plastic Piping from UV and Chemicals - Winter 2019
• Piping: The Overlooked Technology in Chiller Systems - Engineered Systems - February 2019
• Proper Integration of PP-R Piping with Copper Tubing & Components - HVAC/P - October 2018
• The Broad Appeal of Snow and Ice Melting - Mechanical Business - June 2018
• Melting Snow is a Beautiful Thing - HPAC - August 2017
• Important Updates to CSA B214 - Spring 2017
• Plastics News, June 9, 2016: Flint Evaluating Plastic Pipe
• Sizing Pipes for Flow Rates - April 2016
• Mixing hydronic heating water with potable water - Spring 2016
• PEX education boosts use in residential water systems - June 2008

Plumbing Design Articles

by Gary Klein, Pete Skinner P.E., and others as noted
(courtesy Plumbing Engineer & PHCP Pros)

• Hot Water System Design for High-Rise Buildings (Karl Caouette, CPD)
• Solar Thermal and Heat Pump Hot Water Hybrid
• NetZero Multifamily Hot Water Production and Distribution
• Where Did All the Pressure Go?
• Haste Makes NO Waste
• On the Road to Practically Perfect Plumbing
• Insulate ‘Dem Pipes, Please!
• Practically Perfect Plumbing in Multifamily
• Do Compact Plumbing Systems Actually Work?