This book provides a complete introduction to plumbing services. It explains the principles and provides practical examples of the planning, design, installation and maintenance of the plumbing technologies applicable to single-storey buildings, skyscrapers and everything in between. The book begins with an introduction to plumbing technology, the trade and its evolution. Chapters then cover: Pipes, fittings and accessories and their installation and testing Pumps and pumping systems Hydraulic principles Hot and cold water supply systems Fixtures and appliances Sanitary and storm drainage systems Special concerns such as seismic issues, safety, security and the state of the art. Written and the figures drawn by a registered professional engineer and experienced teacher, this book is suitable for use on a wide range of courses from building services engineering, civil engineering, construction technology, plumbing services, environmental engineering, water engineering and architectural technology.

This popular compendium of system design details for everything from water meters to specialty systems, originally written by the author has been completely revised and updated for today's plumbing engineers.

The purpose of the Plumbing Design Review Guide is to help the project manager or the responsible project engineer to check for coordination between design disciplines, and to check for errors and omissions or inconsistencies in the Plumbing design, before the construction documents are finalized. This Guide could also be used as a Training Manual, to assist with designer and engineer development. The detailed information related to all phases of Plumbing design can help the designer or engineer to avoid errors or omissions during the design phase. The FREE "Checklist" (available via email) can also be used to track training progress.The Plumbing Design Review Guide includes over (140) pages and spreadsheets that cover many of the design and engineering requirements associated with typical projects. Hyperlinks are provided to help select the topics that are relevant to the project being reviewed.