Technology
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Bucket toilet system
The South African ANC Government has reneged on its commitment to eradicate the bucket toilet system in formal settlements by the end of 2007. -
Reduced flush volume and drainline testing
Does reduced flush volume have a negative effect on the performance in the drain line? One manufacturer was keen to find out. -
New drainage system syphons water
Syfon Systems is finding success in Malaysia with its proprietary Syfonic downpipes featured in high-profile projects throughout the Asia Pacific region. -
Great innovations in sanitary engineering
The 19th Century saw a flourishing of great innovations in sanitary engineering, introducing safe and practical building drainage and plumbing systems on a large scale. -
Water and sewerage challenges for major hotels
Water supply and sewerage systems have presented challenges in a major city's landmark hotel building. -
Floating prison offers a unique plumbing solution
With an increasing number of people being held in prisons and detention centers around the world, governments are hard pressed finding solutions to satisfactorily house them. -
Plumbing solutions for O2 Arena
Initially it posed a problem for developers, but it wasn’t long before the redevelopment of London’s O2 Arena provided a huge hurdle for plumbing engineers to ... -
Aircraft plumbing design
Imagine the equivalent of a large cinema crowd needing bathroom access 30,000ft in the sky. Aircraft plumbing designers are turning to distributed systems for solutions. -
Virtual world helps solve real plumbing issues
The residents of the online community in Second Life are developing new ways of making real money. One American city engineer is helping to blur the ... -
Plumbing and gasfitting in the mining industry
Most of us understand that everything is huge in the mining industry – huge holes in the ground, huge contracts, huge dollars, huge equipment, huge environmental ...
