Tag Archive: Plumbing


Backflow prevention device

Ask the Engineer: Backflow Prevention

January 18th, 2017 by

One billion gallons of clean drinking water are distributed to the taps of nearly nine million New Yorkers each day. The city's potable water supply, however, can be contaminated via back pressure or back-siphonage from buildings. The solution: properly installed...

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Deteriorating Pipes

Greenwich Village Condo Digs Its Way Out of a Leak

February 5th, 2016 by

One of RAND's recent projects was supposed to be a routine roofing replacement job, until contractors discovered sand where there should have been concrete. Village House, a 75-unit, 14-story Greenwich Village condominium located at 60 West 13th street and built...

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