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Future Energy and Energy Security
Published in Anco S. Blazev, Energy Security for The 21st Century, 2021
All of the military departments continue to install water-conserving toilets and urinals, and low-flow faucets and showerheads. Some installations have instituted aggressive leak detection surveys and followed up with repair programs for leaky valves and damaged pipelines, which have significantly reduced water consumption (as much as 20 percent at one location). All facility projects executed by the Army Corps of Engineers follow the International Plumbing Code, which prescribes water conserving fixtures.
Peripheral Energy Markets
Published in Anco S. Blazev, Global Energy Market Trends, 2021
All of the military departments continue to install water conserving toilets and urinals, low flow faucets and showerheads. Some installations have instituted aggressive leak detection surveys and followed up with repair programs for leaky valves and damaged pipelines, which have significantly reduced water consumption (as much as 20% at one location). All facility projects executed by the Army Corps of Engineers follow the International Plumbing Code, which prescribes water conserving fixtures.
What are legal building systems?
Published in Samuel L. Hurt, Building Systems in Interior Design, 2017
The most current ICC model code documents are: 2015 International Building Code (this document, or a previous edition—2000, 2003, 2006, 2009, or 2012—is used in most jurisdictions in the US.)2015 International Fire Code2015 International Energy Conservation Code2015 International Electrical Code2015 International Fuel Gas Code2015 International Mechanical Code2015 International Plumbing Code2015 International Residential Code (used primarily for one-and two-family dwellings)2015 International Existing Buildings Code2015 International Performance Code2015 International Private Sewage Code2015 International Property Maintenance Code2015 International Wildland-Urban Interface Code2015 International Zoning Code
Implementing the Integrated Design Process (IDP) to design, construct and monitor an eco-house in hot climate
Published in International Journal of Sustainable Engineering, 2021
Water efficiency strategies (WESs) are as essential as energy since water in Kuwait comes from a desalination process based on burning fossil fuel. In this house, there are eight bathrooms (nine washbasins, four showerheads), one laundry, one pantry, and one kitchen. By using the International Plumbing Code (International pluming code (IPC) 2018), the nine washbasins, two kitchen/pantry sinks, six showerheads try, and one washing machine use an average of 220, 200, 225, and 30 L/day, respectively. This yields a total greywater quantity of about 3760 L/day (3.76 m3/day).
FIS-based approach to estimate probable flows for sizing pipes in building water supply systems
Published in Urban Water Journal, 2023
Rohit Mangalekar, Krishnakedar Gumaste
Standard flow rates for fixtures were obtained from the International Plumbing Code (IPC 2018) and the National Building Code of India (National Building Code of India 2016) viz. 6, 6.6, 3 and 7.56 L/min, for WC, KS, WB and BT, respectively. It is to be noted that the flow rates adopted for the fixtures will affect the probable design flows obtained in the developed methodology; whereas, Fixture unit method does not consider the fixture flow values directly.