NEWS ARTICLE ARCHIVESEco Friendly Plastic Pipe Systems from Think Pipes Think PVCA great benefit to the environment from industry is to consume less energy. Being aware of the embodied energy implications for a particular system helps engineers design piping solutions that not only deliver required hydraulic performance but also deliver lower embodied energy' and thus reduced impacts on the environment. CSIRO have produced a document, Piping Systems Embodied Energy Analysis2, which demonstrates that plastics for a piping solution have a significantly beneficial effect on the embodied energy total for the system. This study revealed that PVC-O pipes come out as the winners, providing the best embodied energy solution in many situations. A significant factor is the thinner wall resulting in a lighter pipe. |