Plumbing Africa February 2017 | Page 5

incorporating
3
Project
38 Christiaan Barnard Memorial Hospital – sophisticated sustainability
Business and training
47
Community plumbing
49
Mike’ s message: Plumbing is high art although not
( yet) high tech
Features
50 The industry and standards
Associations
59
IOPSA questionnaire
61
High road, low road, no road – where is the SABS
going and how do we cope?
65
Plumbing wall of shame
67
Vacancy: IOPSA national technical manager
67
Competition to name the IOPSA mascot
Technical
72
Saving water for the future
73
Home automation project includes hydronic
underfloor heating
76
Russ Chaney: Power in the pipes
77
Didn’ t tee off the cold supply line
2017 water, plumbing and celebratory events
Engineers’ Week 19 – 25 February www. drinktap. org
National Groundwater Awareness Week 5 – 11 March www. drinktap. org
World Plumbing Day 11 March www. worldplumbing. org www. iopsa. org
ISH 14 – 18 March Frankfurt www. ish. com
Fix-a-leak Week 20 – 26 March www. drinktap. org
IWA conference on efficient urban water management 21 – 23 March Tel Aviv www. iwa-networking. org
World Water Day 22 March www. drinktap. org
please note
Aquatherm 19 – 21 April St Petersburg www. aquatherm-spb. com / en /
IWA international conference on water economics, statistics and finance 26 – 28 April Santiago www. iwa-networking. org
Drinking Water Week 7 – 13 May www. drinktap. org
ISH China 18 – 20 May Beijing www. ish. com
IWA international conference on water reclamation and reuse 23 – 27 July Long Beach http:// iwareuse2017. org /
For local events related to plumbing and plumbers, please check the IOPSA website regularly at www. iopsa. org

Contents

Regulars
1
Fitting thought
54
Company profile: MD Aircon & Refrigeration
57
Personality profile: Jack La Grange
69
Blockword
71
Products
88
Industry matters: Service, service, service!
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