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Plumbing & Drainage, Standards

Plumbing Vent Pipe Sizing: NBC 2016 + IPC 2018 + Loop / Wet Venting Strategies
A plumbing system without proper venting traps will siphon. Trap-seal loss = sewer gas in occupied spaces. The vent system pressurizes the drainage piping so siphonage cannot occur. Sizing the vent pi Read more →

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A plumbing system without proper venting traps will siphon. Trap-seal loss = sewer gas in occupied spaces. The vent system pressurizes the drainage piping so siphonage cannot occur. Sizing the vent pi

Firefighting, Standards

NBC 2016 Emergency Ventilation: Stair, Lobby & Basement Smoke Exhaust Demystified
Emergency ventilation is the smallest line in the MEP scope by drawing count and one of the largest by liability. NBC 2016 Part 4 spells out three connected systems — stairwell pressurization, lobby v Read more →

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Emergency ventilation is the smallest line in the MEP scope by drawing count and one of the largest by liability. NBC 2016 Part 4 spells out three connected systems — stairwell pressurization, lobby v

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