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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.
The PVC Pipe Association has developed an online calculator to compare the environmental impacts of PVC pipes versus competitive products. Both pressure and non-pressure results are provided. For each analysis, the calculator requires inputs for a specific pipe product for PVC and an alternative material. The environmental impacts for alternative pipe materials were calculated using the same functional unit and category rules as used for PVC pipes. The calculator then provides outputs for emissions caused by production, installation, and use phases. Click here for the CO2 Calculator for PVC and Alternative Piping Materials calculator.
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