Firestopping Combustible Pipes – Mechanical Business Magazine, September/October 2020
Since plastic piping systems are used so widely in construction today, I’ve teamed up with Kevin Yong-Ping, one of IPEX’s engineers, to raise the awareness of firestopping best practices as they relate to combustible pipe penetrations.
Combustible Pipes in Non-Combustible Buildings - OBOA (Ontario Building Officials Association) Journal, September 2020
When do the flame spread rating (FSR) of not more than 25 and smoke developed classification (SDC) of not more than 50 come into play?
MJ Grey™ Makes Connections in Windsor
In April IPEX Sales Representative, Patrick Bergeron, visited the warehouse and met with site foreman, Grant Thomas. Thomas mentioned that the MJ Grey™ Mechanical Couplings were making it much easier to do the 8” and 10” install with the height and space challenges in the warehouse.
TOM Provides New Home for AquaRise® and System XFR®
Centrally located in downtown Montréal, close to the city’s financial district, the TOM (Tower of Montreal) Condo is a 40-storey development with 316 units. Ranging in size from 45 m2 to 250 m2. Suites are available with one, two or three bedrooms.
The Maples Supportive Living Complex
The community of Antigonish, Nova Scotia is looking forward to the May 1st, 2018 opening of a brand-new seniors’ retirement residence.
Mosaic Stadium, Regina: Home to the Roughriders and IPEX
From the beginning the owner was interested in the use of thermoplastic piping systems for drain, waste, and ventilation (DWV), potable water and chilled water lines, but research needed to be done. After looking at price and installation-time comparisons with copper and steel pipe, the most cost-effective choice with the quickest install time was thermoplastic pipe.
System XFR Replaces Cast Iron at the Toronto Pearson International Airport
Leaking pipes are no joke at anytime, but when the leaks might force the shut down of a busy restaurant or baggage handling site or security screening area of a large international airport, replacement pipe needs to be installed fast and the fix has to be long-lasting.
IPEX System XFR with MJ Grey Couplings Makes for Fast Replacement of Corroded Pipe
The North York Chinese Baptist Church (NYCBC) is following in the footsteps of the local development with a new 92,000 square foot, sixstory religious sanctuary.
IPEX System 15 and System XFR Support New Multi-Purpose Complex
Thanks to $31 million in funding contributed by Federal, Provincial and Municipal governments, Pictou County, Nova Scotia now enjoys a new multi-purpose sport, recreation and wellness complex.
IPEX Piping Contributes to New St. John’s Long-Term Care Facility
In In keeping with the goal to construct and renovate long-term care facilities, hospitals and health centres, the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador is nearing completion of a new $118 million state-of-the-art long-term care facility on an 18-acre site in St. John’s.
IPEX System XFR with MJ Grey Couplings Delivers Better Drain System
Rising eight stories above the Appleby Line frontage in Burlington, Ontario, “The Williamsburg” offers seniors the ultimate experience in retirement living.
IPEX System XFR with MJ Grey Couplings Makes for Fast Replacement of Corroded Pipe
Located at 1363 Lakeshore Road in downtown Burlington, Ontario, with magnificent views of Spencer Smith Park and the shores of Lake Ontario, a decades-old high rise office and apartment building was in need of repair.
Corrosion-Resistant PVC Sends Metal Pipe Down the Drain
Caesars Windsor Casino in Windsor, Ontario realized just how corrosive carbonic acid from high volumes of soda pop could be to traditional copper pipes. With nearly six million visitors annually, pop from drink stands and bars throughout the casino began to eat away at the copper drain lines.