Plumbing Connection 4-2015

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1 0 PLUMBING CONNECTION SUMMER 2015
INDUSTRY NEWS
ENWARE WINS 2015
SUSTAINABILITY AWARDS
Enware has won the 2015
Innovation of the Year
Category at the Sustainability
Awards.
The project Enware was
nominated for was, for the
development & installation
of a Smartflow™ water
saving initiative at Adelaide
Oval - which essentially it is
a central software system
that individually manages
each bathroom within the precinct. Controlling the
flushing based on demand as required, to minimise
water consumption and to maintain a fresh bathroom
environment.
Chosen from a strong field of 8 the judges said “The
commercial application of this system is definitely needed
in large sporting venues and public entertainment venues
where water from urinals is flushed on an automated
process. Its water saving initiatives - sequencing
automatic flushes, balancing flushing frequency to user
numbers - are unique and an excellent application for
Australia given the ongoing scarcity of our water. Major
venues can be very wasteful users so this innovation
shows how we can do things so much more efficiently.”
For more information go to
smartflow.
ITRON APPOINTS ALL VALVE INDUSTRIES AS A NATIONAL
DISTRIBUTOR
All Valve Industries has been appointed as a National
distributor for Itron’s range of metering products. This
partnership means Itron now has a well-established
distribution channel for the wholesale market, as well as
additional local stock and support in Sydney.
Itron received approval to provide metering solutions
in compliance to Sydney Water’s Multi-Level Individual
Metering (MLIM) Policy.
Itron is a world-leading technology and services
company dedicated to providing comprehensive solutions
that measure, manage and analyse energy and water. It
is also an industry leader in metering solutions and the
number 1 supplier of water meters and communication
modules globally. With over 90 million water meters and
more than 21 million water communication modules
supplied worldwide, Itron is a top choice in resource
management.
BUILDING MINISTERS’ FORUM AGREEMENT TO AN
IMPROVEDWATERMARK SCHEME
At its meeting on 31 July 2015 the Building Ministers’
Forum agreed to the retention of WaterMark as a
mandatory plumbing product certification scheme with
a range of improvements to enhance its effectiveness,
including the move to a single level scheme and adoption
of a full cost recovery model.
This decision rep resents a key milestone after over two
years of work in reviewing the current scheme, consulting
on possible changes and undertaking impact analysis in
accordance with COAG best-practice regulatory principles.
For details about the improved WaterMark scheme,
please refer to the outline in Key Features of an Improved
WaterMark Certification Scheme ).
It is intended the improved WaterMark scheme will be
launched by 1 July 2016.
BOX GUTTER DESIGN REMINDER
The Victorian Building Authority has noticed that current
building trends and poor box gutter design has led to box
gutters being installed with changes in direction and side
outlets. Architects, builders and plumbers are reminded that
box gutters must be sized, designed and installed so they
comply with the following general installation requirements.
Box gutters must:
∫ be straight (without a change of direction);
∫ have a horizontal constant width base (sole) with
vertical sides in a cross-section;
∫ have a constant longitudinal slope between 1:200 and
1:40;
∫ discharge at the downstream end without change of
direction (i.e. not to the side);
∫ be sealed to the rainheads and sumps;
∫ the sole width of the box gutter is not to be reduced
towards the outlet without a proportional increase in
depth; and
∫ discharge through either a rainhead or sump.
Plumbers are also reminded that any roof drainage
system including box gutters and eaves gutters need
to be designed and installed with appropriately sized
overflow provision.
For further information on box gutters please refer
to AS/NZS 3500.3:2015 Plumbing and drainage Part 3:
Stormwater drainage Section 3, SAA/SNZ HB114:1998
Guidelines for the design of eaves and box gutters Section
3 or SA HB 39:2015 Installation code for metal roof and
wall cladding Section 5.