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EVALUATING LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENTS FOR UNDERGROUND INFRASTRUCTURE

Sustainable Solutions Corporation (SSC) paper on the importance of using transparent and verifiable standards when determining the environmental impacts of a pipe product. No other pipe material has disclosed environmental impact to as transparent and regulated a degree as the PVC pipe industry.

ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATION (EPD) 2015

The only ISO-compliant, peer-reviewed, industry-wide EPD for water and sewer pipe in North America. Benchmarks the impacts of PVC pipe products across their life cycles. Fully transparent and certified by NSF International as an industry best practice. Verified LCA Conformity to Product Category Rule and ISO 14025 - May 15, 2015

MUNICIPAL PROCUREMENT: COMPETITIVE BIDDING FOR PIPES DEMONSTRATES SIGNIFICANT LOCAL COST-SAVINGS

United States Conference Of Mayors / Richard F. Anderson, Ph.D., Senior Advisor, Mayors Water Council - September 2018

ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATION (EPD) 2023

The only ISO-compliant, peer-reviewed, industry-wide EPD for water and sewer pipe in North America. Benchmarks the impacts of PVC pipe products across their life cycles. Fully transparent and certified by NSF International as an industry best practice. Verified LCA Conformity to Product Category Rule (PCR-1002) and ISO 14025 – March 21, 2023.

WATER MAIN BREAK RATES IN THE USA AND CANADA: A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY

Utah State University, Utah Water Research Laboratory, Professor Steven L. Barfuss, P.E. - December 2023

FIXING AMERICA'S CRUMBLING UNDERGROUND WATER INFRASTRUCTURE: COMPETITIVE BIDDING OFFERS A WAY OUT

Competitive Enterprise Institute/Bonner R. Cohen, National Center for Public Policy Research in Washington, D.C. - April 2012

ANÁLISIS DEL CICLO DE VIDA DE LAS TUBERÍAS DE AGUA Y ALCANTARILLADO DE PVC Y ANÁLISIS COMPARATIVO DE LA SUSTENTABILIDAD DE LOS MATERIALES DE LAS TUBERIAS

SPANISH TRANSLATION of Life Cycle Assessment of PVC Water and Sewer Pipe and Comparative Sustainability Analysis of Pipe Materials Report - Sustainable Solutions Corporation - April 2017

ANALYSE DU CYCLE DE VIE DES CANALISATIONS D’EAU POTABLE ET D’ÉGOUT EN PVC ET ANALYSE DE DURABILITÉ DES MATÉRIAUX DE TUYAUX

FRENCH TRANSLATION of Life Cycle Assessment of PVC Water and Sewer Pipe and Comparative Sustainability Analysis of Pipe Materials Report - Sustainable Solutions Corporation - April 2017

PVC PIPE LONGEVITY REPORT: A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY ON PVC PIPE EXCAVATIONS AND TESTING

 

Utah State University, Buried Structures Laboratory, Steven Folkman, Ph.D., P.E. - May 2014

LOWERING COSTS IN WATER INFRASTRUCTURE THROUGH PROCUREMENT REFORM: A STRATEGY FOR STATE GOVERNMENTS

American Legislative Exchange Council / Bonner R. Cohen, Senior Fellow, National Center for Public Policy Research/ Arlington, VA - September 2013

REFORMING OUR NATION'S APPROACH TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE CRISIS: HOW COMPETITION, OVERSIGHT, AND INNOVATION CAN LOWER WATER AND SEWER RATES IN THE U.S.

National Taxpayers Union Policy Paper #132/Gregory M. Baird, President, Water Finance Research Foundation - April 2013

MUNICIPAL PROCUREMENT: PROCUREMENT PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS YIELD COST-EFFECTIVE PUBLIC BENEFITS

United States Conference Of Mayors / Richard F. Anderson, Ph.D., Senior Advisor, Mayors Water Council - March 2013

WATER MAIN BREAK RATES IN THE USA AND CANADA: A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY

Utah State University, Buried Structures Laboratory, Steven Folkman, Ph.D., P.E. - April 2012

WATER MAIN BREAK RATES IN THE USA AND CANADA: A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY

Utah State University, Buried Structures Laboratory, Steven Folkman, Ph.D., P.E. - March 2018