Designing the wastewater system
The domestic on-site wastewater system is the focus of the fifth in our series describing the design, construction and monitoring of a more sustainable urban house in Hamilton.
Plumbing
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Penetrations in wet areas
By Alide Elkink – 1 December 2016, Build 157
The tricky question of how to install shower fixtures and fittings while not compromising watertightness can be answered with this two-step process to make a waterproof penetration.
Sizing up holes and notches
By Alide Elkink – 1 December 2017, Build 163
Holes or notches are sometimes required in timber framing members, but they must be carefully located so they do not undermine structural integrity.
Pipe penetrations through claddings
By Tony Conder – 1 December 2007, Build 103
To correctly form and fit pipe penetrations is time consuming and expensive, but necessary to maintain weathertightness. The best solution is to avoid them but sometimes that isn’t possible.
Floor wastes, traps and vents
By Alide Elkink – 1 December 2017, Build 163
Brush up on your knowledge of the technical terms for sanitary plumbing and how the various elements function and are installed.
Too much water makes you WEEP
By Matthias Heinrich – 1 April 2007, Build 99, Feature article
Showers use more water than any other domestic activity, according to a BRANZ research project looking at where our water goes.
Revised seismic standard for building services
By Roger Shelton – 1 April 2009, Build 111
The soon to be published NZS 4219:2009 covers all engineering systems necessary to ensure compliance with the Building Code, but its writers faced some challenges during its development.
When pipes fail …
By Eric Palmer – 1 December 2006, Build 97, Feature article
We like to think the pipes in our house are good for the life of the house, but experience tells us this is not always the case.
Saving water saves the environment
By Peter Handford – 1 April 2007, Build 99, Feature article
When you’re building a house, it’s relatively easy and inexpensive to include measures to save energy and water, which also saves money and the environment.
Beware non-compliant products
By Bruce Kohn – 1 August 2013, Build 137, Feature article
As work in Canterbury ramps up and demand for building materials grows, there is concern that substandard overseas products are turning up here.
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