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John Houle: Senior Technical Consultant, PVC Pipe Industry
John Houle holds a Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Missouri and an MBA from the University of Oregon. He has more than 25 years of experience in the plastic pipe industry in applications engineering, market development, forensic analysis, technical writing, and standards development.
It is much easier to make a deceptive statement than it is to counteract a falsehood. When it comes to misinformation, the ductile iron pipe industry has proven to be very consistent in its false descriptions of PVC pipe. The Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association (DIPRA) continues to publish questionable statements about PVC pipe on their website and through sponsored articles and webinars. Some of these claims are rebutted in this Tech Brief. Click here to access the tech brief Debunking DIPRA'S False Claims Against PVC Pipe.
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