Plan as important as sustainable design, says CO

Larry Thau, Vitaulic CEO.

Well-planned HVAC, plumbing and other mechanical engineering systems are essential to making a building sustainable throughout its lifecycle, argues Victaulic chief officer Larry Thau.

“In 2007 alone, the use of Victaulic grooved mechanical pipe couplings in lieu of welding on HVAC piping systems reduced airborne weld emissions by 145 metric tons of particulate matter — which is equivalent to eliminating the airborne pollution of a million cars on the road for a month,” comments Thau.

Grooved mechanical piping was developed by Victaulic during World War I to rapidly deploy essential resources like fuel and water to the allies. It was first made available to the commercial piping industry in 1925. Through the years, mechanical piping systems were increasingly used on HVAC, plumbing and fire protection applications due to the time and labor-savings associated with installation.

Today grooved piping systems are being used as an effective alternative to soldering and brazing for potable water distribution, equipment connections on pumps, water softeners and filters as well as drain, waste and vent piping and other industrial applications.

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