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Home » Authors » Kristen White

Articles by Kristen White

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CASE STUDY

Hydronic retrofit brings utility and style together

Viega products aid in residential domestic water supply and heating system renovation.
Kristen White
April 22, 2022

The age-old question of function versus form has confounded experts in every field for countless decades.

Jeff Sweenor, president and CEO of Sweenor Builders in Wakefield, Rhode Island, looks at it differently. He asks, why not both? Function certainly comes first, but when the dust settles, his projects look as good as they work.


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a mile of pipe

Code change prompts parking garage pipe replacement

CRW Mechanical goes big with Viega’s press connect system.
Kristen White
January 13, 2022

Time savings, cleanliness and ease of installation — there were many advantages to CRW Mechanical’s use of Viega MegaPressG recently on a large project in Virginia.


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Climate Mats

Radiant installation features huge time savings

Radiant system serves nearly 200,000 square feet of California Military Department building.
Kristen White
November 18, 2021
With an installation area of nearly 200,000 square feet, Viega Climate Mat is having a huge impact on a large job near Sacramento, California. The California Military Department building is a new build in Rancho Cordova. When completed, the building will bring together a variety of demilitarized departments and organizations under one roof.
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newly finished bathroom

A bathroom sanctuary

Fallen tree leads to beautiful remodel.
Kristen White
August 12, 2021
What to do when a huge tree topples onto your home — and essentially into your bathroom? Well, when you’re in the fixture industry, you take the opportunity to partner with plumbing industry experts and completely remodel the bathroom.
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Forklift

Retrofitting an active warehouse

Press fitting system cuts down install time during commercial retrofit.
Kristen White
March 11, 2021

While forklifts were cruising the aisles of a warehouse in Grantsville, Maryland, a crew from BYCO Enterprises had to carefully retrofit that same space with 1,340 feet of gas line. 


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radiator system

More time, less mess

Kristen White
November 9, 2020

When a crew in Maine needed to renovate the heating system in an elementary school, they were up against two challenges — time and cleanliness.


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Climate Mats Rolled Out Prior to Concrete Pour
Radiant Comfort Report | May 2020

Installers find huge time savings with Climate Mat

Radiant system serves nearly 200,000 square feet of California Military Department building.
Kristen White
May 4, 2020
With an installation area of nearly 200,000 square feet, Viega Climate Mat is having a huge impact on a large job near Sacramento, California.
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Comfort through radiant heat
Radiant Comfort Report

Comfort through radiant heat

Kristen White
June 14, 2019

Texas might not be top of mind when thinking about radiant heating, but when some longtime customers mentioned radiant floor warming for their new building, Raymond Nelson knew exactly what to do — he called his Viega rep and got the ball rolling.


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