Case Studies Library

More than half a million square feet, 15,000 feet of Aquatherm piping, 3.6 billion nitrile gloves annually . . . everything about the American Nitrile warehouse-to- manufacturing-plant conversion is big.

Location/Date
Grove City, OH

Product
aquatherm blue, aquatherm fabrication, scan-to-fab

aquatherm Advantages

• The ability to fabricate custom spools on site allowed the installing contractor to handle any challenges as they arose.
• The speed of the installation compared to metal pipe was crucial, as the company’s owner wanted to get the plant up and running as quickly as possible.
• Aquatherm pipe is ideal for both new construction and retrofit projects.

aquatherm blue plays a key role in ensuring the data in the new Novva “hyperscale” data center stays cool and secure.

Location/Date
Salt Lake City, UT Ongoing. Phase one of four began Spring 2021

Product
aquatherm blue

aquatherm Advantages

• aquatherm’s building information modeling (BIM) capabilities and Scan-to-Fab service helped ensure that the installation went smoothly by preventing underfloor conflicts and collisions
• The ease of installation of aquatherm pipe helped the installing contractor stay ahead of the project’s tight schedule
• The project is being built out in four phases, and future expansions of the cooling system piping will be quick and easy with aquatherm pipe

aquatherm pipe installed at the BYU-Idaho data center. The installation, originally done in 2008, has provided trouble-free performance for years.

Location/Date
Rexburg, ID/ Original installation 2008 Follow-Up 2021

Product
["aquatherm blue"]

aquatherm Advantages

• Long-lasting, durable aquatherm pipe was part of the university’s data center upgrade in 2008 and has performed flawlessly
• aquatherm’s heat-fusion eliminates sparks and open flame, making it the ideal choice for use in existing/operational computer rooms and data centers
• Thanks to its performance in the data center, versatile aquatherm has become the pipe of choice for the university’s snowmelt systems

Thanks to its light weight, ability to be custom-fabricated off site, and availability as Revit files, aquatherm pipe is an integral part of Harvey Plumbing & Heating’s modular mechanical room “pods.”

Location/Date
Bozeman, MT/ 2019 – ongoing

Product
aquatherm blue

aquatherm Advantages

• The ability to custom-fabricate aquatherm pipe makes the construction and transportation of these self-contained pods possible
• aquatherm was among the industry leaders in ensuring that all of its product families and parts are available in Revit, a key factor in designing these modular pods
• aquatherm’s fabrication facility can custom-build any spools or manifolds that the contractor’s fab shop doesn’t have the manpower or tools to build

San Jacinto College thinks outside the box, both for its students and its facilities

Location/Date
Houston, TX Summer/Fall 2020

Product
aquatherm blue

aquatherm Advantages

• The ability to fabricate custom piping assemblies both on-site and off-site, coupled with strong fabrication support from ISCO Industries, enabled a fast installation
• The light weight of aquatherm pipe allowed large sections of the pipe to be mounted on rooftops instead of buried, easing installation and maintenance
• The direct-buried sections of aquatherm handle changes in expansion and contraction and do not require insulation because they are bedded with 12-in. of bank sand

aquatherm blue® and aquatherm green® will handle chilled and domestic water at three-story ICU expansion

Location/Date
Bozeman, MT Fall/Winter 2020

Product
aquatherm blue, aquatherm green

aquatherm Advantages

• The light weight and ability to custom-fabricate offsite presented considerable labor and cost-savings over steel pipe
• aquatherm’s clean, heat-fusion connections, which don’t require any gas, glues, or solder to join the pipes and don’t create any dust or metallic shavings, are an added benefit in a hospital environment
• Unlike metal pipe, aquatherm piping systems require no open-flame welding, so no hot-work permits, welding smoke mitigation, or flame watch were required

A contractor’s first installation of aquatherm brings 21st century pipe to a 1925 structure

Location/Date
Birmingham, AL/February 2019 – May 2019

Product
aquatherm blue

aquatherm Advantages

• The ability to custom-fabricate aquatherm pipe assemblies on site was a key to successfully retrofitting a 1920s-era building
• aquatherm’s ease of use, training, and support resulted in a successful project for a first-time aquatherm installer
• Unlike metal pipe, aquatherm requires no welding, open flame, or sparks, which is particularly important in an occupied building

aquatherm provides a tough, lightweight solution for modular data centers

Location/Date
Ontario, Canada / 2019

Product
aquatherm blue

aquatherm Advantages

• The light weight of aquatherm pipe was a key factor for this customer, who needed to be able to ship units anywhere in the world
• aquatherm’s virtually leak-free heat fusion connections are an important consideration in missioncritical applications such as data centers
• This customer chose to send drawings to aquatherm Fabrication Services and have trained fusion experts fabricate the custom pipe assemblies

aquatherm pipe allows a four-month project to be completed over a five-week winter break

Location/Date
Norfolk, VA/Winter 2019

Product
aquatherm blue

aquatherm Advantages

• Using aquatherm’s Scan-to-Fab service and Fabrication Service on this project enabled the installation crews to maximize their time and meet a very tight schedule
• Thanks to virtually leak-free heat-fusion connections, the installed system easily passed its pressure test and qualified for aquatherm’s multimillion-dollar warranty
• In day-to-day use, aquatherm pipe significantly reduces or eliminates the problems that corrosion and scaling can cause over the life of a system

Webb Chemical Service Corp. has been in business for nearly 60 years, and the company’s long and successful history and ongoing growth have always been buttressed by its commitments to quality and the environment.

Location/Date
Muskegon, MI Installed: Summer and Fall 2012; Follow-Up: Fall 2019

Product
aquatherm blue, aquatherm green

aquatherm Advantages

• Chemically inert, aquatherm was approved to transport chemicals including ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, caustic potash, caustic soda, sodium bisulfate, and phosphoric acid
• aquatherm’s heat fusion technique creates a homogenous piece of pipe with no leak paths
• aquatherm’s 10-year, multi-million dollar warranty provided Webb Chemical’s leadership with peace of mind