- Author
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Galowin, L. S.
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Debelius, J. R.
- Title
- Water Supply and Drainage in Buildings. Proceedings of an International Symposium, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC, September 28-30, 1976. Final Report.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Sponsor
- National Research Council, Washington, DC
- Report
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NBS SP 553
August 1979
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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buildings; water supply; drainage; meetings; plumbing; sanitary engineering; piping systems; water services; water conservation; hydraulics; standardization
- Identifiers
- foreign technology; plumbing systems
- Abstract
- Contents: Water requirements and procedures for estimating the demand for water in buildings; Protecting water quality in buildings; Water and water-related conservation in buildings; Hydraulics of gravity drainage systems; Performance concepts for water supply and drainage systems in buildings; Alternative concepts for transporting and treating wastes within buildings; CIB W-62 purpose, methodology, and fields of work; Standardization structure in Europe; Certification and agreement system in Europe; Research laboratories with CIB interest; Cost benefit of plumbing-Large fringe benefits for sanitary installations by thorough analysis of systems; Economic water supply design based on performance requirements; Production, transport, and use of hot water; Performance requirements for taps--A consensus from Scandinavia; Code structure and standardization in the United States; Potential savings from using reduced-size venting in the United States.