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The latest and greatest Uponor Case Study showcases a job well done by a mechanical contractor in Lubbock, Texas on the Texas Tech University campus. Armstrong Mechanical has been using Uponor PEX since 1994 on both commercial and residential projects. For this particular project, the Armstrong team developed a plumbing design that saved the the university 305,000 by avoiding the expense of copper tubing while cutting down on labor for the installation.
The installers were so pleased that it was easy to verify that the job was done correctly by identifying tight friction against the coupling. Those who worked on the job at Armstrong Mechanical were trained on-site and in a classroom which was facilitated by your very own sales and marketing firm; Pepco! Plumbing product development salesman Bruce Wood was eager to bring some new technology to an environment that was accustomed to using strictly copper.
The decked-out Uponor van that Wood is often seen driving around in West Texas is a symbol of the things that are changing in the plumbing world and the mission of Pepco as a marketing and sales firm to open minds to new ideas and technology in the industry. See a few specifics from the Texas Tech job below.
Project Highlights:
• Location: Texas Tech University
• Project: Two dormitory buildings totalling 234,000 square feet
• Installing Contractor: Armstrong Mechanical Company, Lubbock, TX
• Uponor Rep Firm: Pepco, Dallas, TX
• First buildings in the Texas Tech University System to use PEX over copper
Project Data:
• System: Uponor Logic Plumbing
• Product: Uponor AquaPEX®
• Amount of pipe: 10 miles
• Fittings: ProPEX Engineered Polymer (EP) Multiport Tees
• Accessories: Brackets, straps and ProPEX Out-of-the-Wall Supports
To read the entire Uponor Case Study click on the link below!