by Rebecca Walker — July 2, 2010—About 500 student fans of the Pittsburgh Penguins National Hockey League team volunteered their time to test whether the plumbing system at the new CONSOL Energy Center could stand up to big crowds on game days.
Participants in the June event were strategically placed throughout the building’s public restrooms — which employ 360 Crown 1.28 gpf High-Efficiency Toilet Flushometers and 155 Royal 0.5 gpf High-Efficiency Urinal Flushometers from Sloan Valve Company — and waited to manually flush when given the signal.
The synchronized flushing test, called the Student Flush, showed that the water and sanitary mains operated just as they should when the hundreds of water closets and urinals were flushed simultaneously.
The CONSOL Energy Center is one of many buildings nationwide to install Sloan plumbing products and systems. Other stadiums include Target Field, the new home of the Minnesota Twins, and the Baltimore Ravens’ M&T Bank Stadium.
Sloan Valve Company is a leading manufacturer of commercial plumbing systems and has been in operation since 1906. Headquartered in Franklin Park, Illinois, the company is at the forefront of the green building movement and provides sustainable restroom solutions by manufacturing water- and energy-efficient products such as Flushometers, electronic faucets, soap dispensers and vitreous china fixtures for commercial, industrial and institutional markets worldwide.
For more information, see the Sloan Valve Company Web site.
