Tim Ward and John Mesenbrink welcome in Marlena Pahlman, Uponor Marketing Project Manager, and the brains behind the "Uponor Leading with Water Tour," a mobile experience organized by GF Building Flow Solutions Americas to showcase Uponor's products and services in the commercial domestic water design and installation sector. We've seen it live at AHR and it is pretty sweet! Oh, and Fargo was a memorable stop on the tour?

Concerns for health and safety, along with the need for sustainable building materials, have resulted in a unique challenge for domestic water piping systems. In my newest HVAC/P article, discover why the industry is shifting from copper to hybrid polymers with PEX and Schedule 80 CPVC for a safe, sustainable, cost-effective, and reliable solution.

Stephanie Radel discusses how Uponor AquaPEX® and Uponor ChlorFIT® Schedule 80 Corzan® CPVC (Uponor ChlorFIT) blend flexibility, strength, and chemical resistance to handle high-demand commercial domestic-water applications.

Hailey Mick, business development manager at GF Building Flow Solutions, joined the Consulting-Specifying Engineer Podcast to discuss the benefits of using water-based HVAC systems, such as radiant heating and cooling, hydronic hot-water heating, and chilled-water systems in building design.

Listen as Hailey Mick, Engineering Business Development Manager at GF Building Flow Solutions, discusses how water-based applications, such as radiant heating and cooling, hydronic hot-water heating and chilled-water systems. These options can provide a solution for comfort, efficiency, air quality and other indoor environmental quality benefits while helping projects meet schedules and budgets, and also supporting a low-carbon economy that can benefit carbon neutrality efforts.

GF Building Flow Solutions (provider of Uponor PEX piping products and ChlorFIT® Schedule 80 Corzan® CPVC) was honored during the Plastics Pipe Institute (PPI) 2025 Annual Meeting with the 2024 Project of the Year Award for Waterline in Austin, TX. 

Cold expansion is designed for use with PEX-a pipe. To make an expansion connection, you will need an expansion tool, fitting, and PEX ring. The connection is made when PEX naturally shrinks back to its original size and forms a secure connection around the fitting. 

At the 2025 AHR Expo in Orlando, the Uponor brand was leading with water. The acquisition of Uponor by Georg Fischer (GF) has driven transformational changes that would not have been possible as a solitary organization.  With the help of GF, the Uponor brand has adopted new technologies that bring unmatched value to the market, many of which were showcased at AHR. Most notably, the introduction of Uponor ChlorFIT® Schedule 80 Corzan® CPVC along with ProPEX® to Schedule 80 CPVC transitions to provide a comprehensive commercial water solution spanning sizes ½" to 8". 

Uponor was recently featured in Redfin’s blog titled, “Tiny House Living: The Future of Sustainable and Intentional Living.” The blog post recognizes the importance of durable PEX-a plumbing solutions for tiny homes. 

 A first in the industry, transitioning from Schedule 80 CPVC to ProPEX® has never been easier. Manufactured from trusted ProPEX Lead-Free (LF) Brass and Schedule 80 Corzan® CPVC materials, these new spigot and socket adapters in sizes from ½" to 3" eliminate unnecessary connections to provide 50% fewer installation steps for increased jobsite efficiencies while also improving system performance in commercial domestic water and hydronic heating and cooling applications.

GF Building Flow Solutions Americas, the manufacturer of Uponor branded products, has announced John Reutter as President. John joined the organization in 2018 as vice president of Finance and has been an instrumental leader over the past seven years.