What is Public Health Engineering
Public Health Engineering or sanitary engineering was traditionally considered a part of civil engineering. Currently, it is considered a part of environmental engineering. This part of engineering takes care of methods to improve sanitation and the supply of safe potable water. Therefore, an industrial design consultant has to ensure that these factors are taken care of during designing.
Essentially, public health engineering is to design manufacturing facilities with efficient water and wastewater system. As a result, a well-designed system is cost-efficient. Consequently, the manufacturing facility is a successful, healthy, and sustainable one.
Typical challenges
As per the latest survey, one of the major challenges faced by facility management teams, in a building is a plumbing system failure. Another major challenge is getting and distributing good and adequate water for operational requirements. Additionally, they have found handling stormwater during the rainy season a challenge.
Role of an industrial infrastructure design consultant
Typically, An industrial infrastructure design consultant takes a total design approach to design the PHE system. This approach improves water efficiency, reduces pollution loads, promotes rainwater harvesting, and encourages waste management.
Generally, the industrial consultants carry out water studies, provide assessments, and design high-performing systems to meet the specific requirements of the projects. Moreover, the designers have the knowledge, skills, and experience to combine ancient and new technologies to offer naturalistic solutions for greywater treatment, sewage treatment, and rainwater harvest systems. They use their knowledge, experience, and skills to design a system that meets the client’s requirements.
Plumbing and Sanitation Design, notably, include the following;
- Domestic Plumbing System Design
- Water Supply System Design
- Domestic Waste and Vent System Design
- Commercial Waste & Vent System design
- Storm Water Handling System Design
- Storm Water Pre-Treatment System
- Commercial Plumbing System Design
- Sewage Lift Station Design
- Rainwater Harvesting System
- Injection Wells Design for Rainwater Harvesting
- Power and Chemical less Sewage Treatment Plant Design
- Baffled Reactor Design for Sewage Treatment
- Planted Gravel Filter Treatment Design for Grey Water
- Treated Water Handling Systems
- Solid Waste Management System Design
In conclusion, plumbing and sanitation design form an essential part of public health engineering in any industrial project.
