The new 1,000-foot pedestrian bridge connecting students to the Utah Valley University (UVU) campus was in need of a consistent, reliable snow and ice removal solution that did not require salting or sanding surfaces or moving equipment across the structure. Aron Frailey, owner and chief mechanical engineer of Thermal Engineering, LLC, has decades of experience in hydronic radiant snow-melt systems, but he had never designed or installed a system for a 15-foot-wide (4.6-meter-wide) elevated expanse, suspended up to 35 ft. (10.7 m) in the air.To meet the challenge, Frailey needed piping solutions that would be durable enough for the harsh conditions, but also viable for his construction crew. As a longtime customer, Frailey looked to REHAU for the snow-melt loops of PEX piping embedded in the concrete pathway, selecting RAUPEX? O_2 barrier pipe for the job. As the main component in hydronic systems, this PEXa piping provides long-term strength, enhanced temperature capabilities and an extra layer of protection against oxygen permeability with its co-extruded ethylene-vinyl alcohol (EVOH) oxygen diffusion barrier.
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