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Close [![FDI Creative Services](https://cougarusa.com/hubfs/Cougarusa_August2024/Images/177_fdi.jpg)](https://cougarusa.com/news/author/fdi-creative-services) ##### [Overflow and Flood Protection for Break Tanks in Commercial Buildings](https://cougarusa.com/news/overflow-and-flood-protection-for-break-tanks-in-commercial-buildings) Thursday, 25 October 2018 [FDI Creative Services](https://cougarusa.com/news/author/fdi-creative-services) [Flood Protection](https://cougarusa.com/news/tag/flood-protection) , [Level](https://cougarusa.com/news/tag/level) , [Water Storage](https://cougarusa.com/news/tag/water-storage) [![Overflow and Flood Protection for Break Tanks in Commercial Buildings](https://cougarusa.com/hubfs/Cougarusa_August2024/Images/Block-Valve-Image-1-1024x703.jpg)](https://cougarusa.com/news/overflow-and-flood-protection-for-break-tanks-in-commercial-buildings) Many commercial buildings in Houston have large water storage tanks to meet city plumbing code requirements. These break tanks provide water for fire protection pumps and domestic (potable) water pumps to supply the building.... [Continue reading](https://cougarusa.com/news/overflow-and-flood-protection-for-break-tanks-in-commercial-buildings) Tags: [Flood Protection](https://cougarusa.com/news/tag/flood-protection) , [Level](https://cougarusa.com/news/tag/level) , [Water Storage](https://cougarusa.com/news/tag/water-storage) [![FDI Creative Services](https://cougarusa.com/hubfs/Cougarusa_August2024/Images/177_fdi.jpg)](https://cougarusa.com/news/author/fdi-creative-services) ##### [Break Tank Fill Valve Types – Float Versus Electronic](https://cougarusa.com/news/break-tank-fill-valve-types-float-versus-electronic) Tuesday, 23 October 2018 [FDI Creative Services](https://cougarusa.com/news/author/fdi-creative-services) [Pressure](https://cougarusa.com/news/tag/pressure) , [Level](https://cougarusa.com/news/tag/level) Many commercial buildings use storage tanks for Domestic (Potable) and Fire Water Applications, especially in Houston where it is required by Houston Amendments to the Uniform Plumbing Code Section 607. As water is used in the... [Continue reading](https://cougarusa.com/news/break-tank-fill-valve-types-float-versus-electronic) Tags: [Pressure](https://cougarusa.com/news/tag/pressure) , [Level](https://cougarusa.com/news/tag/level) [![FDI Creative Services](https://cougarusa.com/hubfs/Cougarusa_August2024/Images/177_fdi.jpg)](https://cougarusa.com/news/author/fdi-creative-services) ##### [Why are Break Tanks Required in Houston for Pumping Applications?](https://cougarusa.com/news/why-are-break-tanks-required-in-houston-for-pumping-applications) Wednesday, 17 October 2018 [FDI Creative Services](https://cougarusa.com/news/author/fdi-creative-services) [Pressure](https://cougarusa.com/news/tag/pressure) , [Level](https://cougarusa.com/news/tag/level) , [Water Storage](https://cougarusa.com/news/tag/water-storage) [![Why are Break Tanks Required in Houston for Pumping Applications?](https://cougarusa.com/hubfs/Cougarusa_August2024/Images/b2ap3_large_FTC-TANK-1024x683.png)](https://cougarusa.com/news/why-are-break-tanks-required-in-houston-for-pumping-applications) Some call them House Tanks, others Break Tanks, Storage Tanks, or Buffer Tanks. If you have been in the pump room of a building in Houston, you’ve seen these large water tanks, but why are they used? The Houston Amendments to... [Continue reading](https://cougarusa.com/news/why-are-break-tanks-required-in-houston-for-pumping-applications) Tags: [Pressure](https://cougarusa.com/news/tag/pressure) , [Level](https://cougarusa.com/news/tag/level) , [Water Storage](https://cougarusa.com/news/tag/water-storage) [![FDI Creative Services](https://cougarusa.com/hubfs/Cougarusa_August2024/Images/177_fdi.jpg)](https://cougarusa.com/news/author/fdi-creative-services) ##### [Older Domestic Booster System Modifications Versus Replacement](https://cougarusa.com/news/older-domestic-booster-system-modifications-versus-replacement) Monday, 15 October 2018 [FDI Creative Services](https://cougarusa.com/news/author/fdi-creative-services) [Pressure](https://cougarusa.com/news/tag/pressure) , [Energy Savings](https://cougarusa.com/news/tag/energy-savings) In Houston, there was a construction boom in the 1970s and ’80s, with hundreds of high-rise buildings adding to the skyline. Many of these buildings are still using the original mechanical systems for HVAC and pumping... [Continue reading](https://cougarusa.com/news/older-domestic-booster-system-modifications-versus-replacement) Tags: [Pressure](https://cougarusa.com/news/tag/pressure) , [Energy Savings](https://cougarusa.com/news/tag/energy-savings) [![FDI Creative Services](https://cougarusa.com/hubfs/Cougarusa_August2024/Images/177_fdi.jpg)](https://cougarusa.com/news/author/fdi-creative-services) ##### [Design Considerations for Pressure-Boosting Systems in Commercial Buildings](https://cougarusa.com/news/design-considerations-for-pressure-boosting-systems-in-commercial-buildings) Thursday, 04 October 2018 [FDI Creative Services](https://cougarusa.com/news/author/fdi-creative-services) [Pressure](https://cougarusa.com/news/tag/pressure) , [Design](https://cougarusa.com/news/tag/design) , [Energy Savings](https://cougarusa.com/news/tag/energy-savings) [![Design Considerations for Pressure-Boosting Systems in Commercial Buildings](https://cougarusa.com/hubfs/Cougarusa_August2024/Images/System-Flow-1.png)](https://cougarusa.com/news/design-considerations-for-pressure-boosting-systems-in-commercial-buildings) More than 60 years ago, the late Dr. Roy B. Hunter developed a system for calculating water loads in commercial buildings. The estimated water demand of fixtures (water closets, sinks, etc.) is given a value called Fixture... 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In a commercial building, HVAC equipment (i.e., chillers, boilers, cooling towers, etc.) and lighting are the biggest... [Continue reading](https://cougarusa.com/news/building-assessments-for-energy-savings-and-system-performance-improvements) Tags: [Pressure](https://cougarusa.com/news/tag/pressure) , [Energy Savings](https://cougarusa.com/news/tag/energy-savings) , [Cooling Towers](https://cougarusa.com/news/tag/cooling-towers) [![FDI Creative Services](https://cougarusa.com/hubfs/Cougarusa_August2024/Images/177_fdi.jpg)](https://cougarusa.com/news/author/fdi-creative-services) ##### [Why We Need to Conserve Water](https://cougarusa.com/news/why-we-need-to-conserve-water) Wednesday, 12 September 2018 [FDI Creative Services](https://cougarusa.com/news/author/fdi-creative-services) [General Info](https://cougarusa.com/news/tag/general-info) [![Why We Need to Conserve Water](https://cougarusa.com/hubfs/Cougarusa_August2024/Images/b2ap3_large_water-768x520.jpeg)](https://cougarusa.com/news/why-we-need-to-conserve-water) When you see photographs of Earth taken from space, water seems abundant. Most of that water, though, can’t be used for drinking or for growing crops. In fact, only 1 percent of all the water on the planet can be used to... 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