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Article: Drinking fountains and the building code: whenever you see a drinking fountain on a set of plans, start thinking two drinking fountains, not one.(Plumbing PRIMER)
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- Plumbing & Mechanical
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- August 1, 2008
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Drinking water has become vogue again.
Everyone seems to be carrying a bottle of water: Even briefcases and purses have sleeves hold water bottles.
Of course, the bottled water industry has boomed. Who would have thought 15 years ago that bottled water would be more than a $10 billion a year industry?
But now there seems to be a backlash on the bottled water industry. All of a sudden, bottled water creates waste; energy is required to produce the bottle, etc., etc. Communities are now saying no to bottled water. Will it last? It is hard to say.
The question for plumbers and designers is: With all of this ...