Description:
Water can change drastically in quality while it moves through and is stored in building water systems prompting significant human health risks and disease. This course will provide participants a baseline understanding of how building water systems are designed, how they operate and when problems arise, and how those problems can be resolved – info not readily available for plumbing engineers, building code officials, MEP professionals, facility management, utility, and health officials. Topics include system components,
codes, standards, water quality, flow, and the potential health risks, including water quality investigations and remediation. Professionals will be introduced to engineering and science principles underlying building water systems, current issues, and strategies for investigating and responding to issues.
The learning objectives are to:
(1) Describe the chemical and microbiological contaminants common to building water systems for stagnant and flowing water,
(2) Explain the factors that control contaminant accumulation in building water systems,
(3) Recognize water testing methods and limitations,
(4) Identify remediation practices for reducing contaminated water from the systems,
(5) Recognize how to create and test building water system flushing plans,
(6) Develop strategies to avoid and remediate water quality problems, using real-building examples, as-built drawings, and other resources, AND
(7) Recognize where to find additional resources.
Target audience: Professionals involved in building plumbing design, construction, operations, and maintenance, as well as water supply, treatment, and compliance.
Instructional Time: Eight 1-hr long modules. All modules can be completed on your own timeline. A few optional just-in-time live question and answer sessions may be offered on select topics by the instructors. Additional instructor time is available for the participants.
Registration in this course is subject to the Purdue University Online Non-Credit Policies.