SPECIAL FEATURES PIPEWORK, PUMPS AND VALVES This month: Pipework materials roundtable, Encore Cistern, and Armstrong Tango pump MEGAPRESS INSTALLED IN DEANSGATE Viegas Megapress connection technology has been installed on a new 85m development in Manchester. The connected thick-walled steel tube was used on o the oors at 125 Deansgate, which comprises 117,000ft2 o o ces abo e t2 of retail space In total, approximately 7,000 Megapress connection joints were installed, with somewhere between 500 and 650 joints being used per oor The building is scheduled for completion in April 2020. BPF makes environmental case for plastic pipework The British Plastics Federation Pipes Group (BPFPG) has launched a series of bulletins that aim to highlight the environmental credentials of using plastic piping systems in hot and cold water systems. The first of the bulletins, which is now available, is an introduction to the process of evaluating the environmental impacts of hot and cold water supply systems in a building to aid product choice. It explains what environmental product declarations EPDs are, how have they evolved and why they should be used in the U , summarising the main drivers for change. Through the series of bulletins, the BPFPG aims to raise awareness of the environmental considerations for pipingsystem material selection in buildings. The bulletins together seek to: set out the international and national commitments to reduction of greenhouse gases; explain the methodologies for determining the environmental impact of a material, product or system through life-cycle assessment (LCA); and show how LCA is presented in the form of an EPD. Independently prepared and verified EPDs for plastic-piping systems inside buildings are used in the bulletins to demonstrate key features of an EPD and help readers to identify the right questions to ask when evaluating options. The second bulletin, focusing on LCAs, is set to be released online at the end of September, with the rest appearing at about two-monthly intervals. Read the guides at bit.ly/CJOct19pip1 Metal pipework guide out in new year The British Metal Tubes and Fittings Association (BMTFA) is working on a best practice guidance document for the building services industry. This initiative comes about as a result of pipework issues with contractors who identified problems in the market. The document is written for both experienced workers and those who have just joined the industry. Expected to be available on the BMTFA website early next year, the new guidance is designed to ensure the correct system is specified from the outset, resolving potential issues between manufacturers, installers and specifiers. To learn more, visit www.bmtfa.org Offsite-pump webinar goes live The CIBSE webinar Off-site build a solid base for future developments is now available to view on the Journals website. Sponsored by Grundfos Pumps and chaired by CIBSE Journal technical editor Tim Dwyer, the webinar looks at how advances in materials and productmanagement process and organisations are offering more and more benefits for the building services sector. It gives insights into off-site systems and how, by harnessing intelligent design, this modular build approach can offer versatile solutions that support the delivery of increasingly complex designs within a variety of sectors and applications. To view the webinar, visit www.cibsejournal.com/cpd/webinars/ 3803,1*6(/(&7,216)25 38%/,&+($/7+(1*,1((56 6SHFLDOLVWLQZDVWHZDWHUDQGVHZDJHSXPSLQJ 5DSLGUHVSRQVHSXPSDGYLFHVHOHFWLRQVGDWDVKHHWV %HVWWHFKQLFDODQGFRPPHUFLDOSXPSVROXWLRQV ROXWLR &DOORXUH[SHULHQFHGWHDPWRVSHFLI\\RXUSXPSLQJVROXWLRQ )ORRU0RXQWHG/LIWLQJ6WDWLRQV 32:(5( %< ZZZSXPSWHFKQRORJ\FRXN N