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Green Goes UNDERGROUND A material shift Previous methods for rehabilitating pipes and other outdated infrastructure can have an unfavorable impact on the environment. However, with the help of a rapidly growing list of technological innovations in the sliplining industry, that impact can be significantly reduced. The key to such improvement has been the application of advanced and eco-friendly materials. Builders have replaced and reinforced expensive solid structures with I-beams, trusses and frameworks that maximize strength and minimize weight. They have also begun using environmentally sensitive paints and stains, and other innovations, such as energy efficient reflective glass paneling. Modernization of new heating and cooling systems has been installed to recycle air and use natural phenomena to achieve spectacular new standards in energy efficiency. Stricter and more common green building standards and materials specifications have promoted a boom in new green continue to raise the bar for municipalities everywhere. PE Mark Neumann is the general manager of RePipe California, a subsidiary of Inland Pipe Rehabilitation (IPR) and can be reached at 909-291-4062 or markneumann@repipeinc.com. Visit www.pollutionengineering.com to electronically forward a copy of this article to a colleague or customer. The process can revitalize older pipes, adding years to the system while saving a lot of expense in excavation and pipe replacement for gravity fed systems. technologies and building materials. The improvements of HVAC and plumbing systems not only reduce consumption, but also increase efficiency and ultimately save money. The reuse of warehouses and other past-their-prime locations have developed into vibrant new social, residential and commercial hubs of activity that has revitalized urban centers everywhere. These exciting new trends, including green roofing and efficient lighting technologies, will g liquid sodium rite presents a hypochlounique challen ge because of th ﬂuid’s tendenc e y to out-gas. Th e Chloritrol™ has been ﬁeld tes ted in very dem anding applications, and demonstrated that it exceeds performance ex pectations. ww w.fmipump. com/systemsch loritrol.html Fluid Metering Inc. has introduced their NE W Chloritrol™ valveless meterin g system for accurate, m aintenancefree injection of sodium hypochlorite fo r puriﬁcation of municipal dr inking water. Accurately mete rin Fluid Metering Inc. MARCH2009 www.pollutionengineering.com PLE03094Nept.indd 1 2/5/09 2:23:48 PM 31 http://www.pollutionengineering.com http://www.pollutionengineering.com

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Pollution Engineering - March 2009 Contents The Editor’s Desk EnviroNews PE Events Legal Lookout Green Connections Get Ready to Count Carbon Getting Rid of Foreign Oil Green Goes Underground Thermal Oxidizers Ocean-Front Remediation Pumps, Pipes and Valve Products Air Monitoring Equipment PE Products Classified Marketplace Advertisers Index State Rules

Pollution Engineering - March 2009

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