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Irving, Texas—The Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI) has renewed its commitment for financial and technical support for the 2020 U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Decathlon – Design Challenge.  PPI is the major North American trade association representing all segments of the plastic pipe industry.  This is PPI’s sixth year supporting this DOE program, formerly Read more

While achieving Net-Zero for one building is somewhat practical, the developer of Whisper Valley here decided that the entire 2,000-acre community with some 7,200 homes would be Net-Zero Ready.  All structures will be ground source geothermal and solar equipped to meet the Net-Zero energy – carbon neutral – standard adopted by the City of Austin’s Read more

Designing PEX Plumbing Systems to Optimize Performance and Efficiency – January 16, 2018 2 p.m. EST – Irving, Texas—Sponsored by the Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI), this one-hour American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE) webinar is based on PPI’s “Design Guide: PEX Water Supply Plumbing Systems” (2013).  It will demonstrate how the properties of PEX Read more

The Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI) said that it will continue to support the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Race to Zero Student Design Competition.  The announcement was made by Tony Radoszewski, president of the trade association that represents all segments of the plastic pipe industry.  He also said that the Director of Engineering for PPI’s Read more