Piping Solutions for Universities and Colleges

Providing cost-effective, fast and easy-to-install piping solutions

Lubrizol offers colleges and universities a variety of attractive piping options designed to keep projects on-time and within budget.

For corrosion-resistant fire sprinkler system alternatives, we offer BlazeMaster® fire sprinkler pipe and fittings.

For high-performance plumbing systems, rely on FlowGuard Gold® and Corzan® HP pipe and fittings.

Value-conscious specifiers and installers have chosen our piping systems for on- and off-campus housing projects because they offer a unique combination of benefits unmatched by any other piping system on the market.  Of particular interest to colleges and universities is our fast, easy and highly reliable joining system which allows even the tightest deadlines to be met—both in new construction and retrofits.

Faster installation means higher occupancy rates and less student disruption.  In many cases, retrofits can be completed over the summer and ready for students to move in by fall.  

A fast and easy installation process also helps to lower labor costs which, when combined with more stable material pricing of CPVC over copper systems, translates into lower total installed costs—as much as 40 percent, depending on geographic location and building type.  Despite the lower costs, our systems deliver highly reliable performance since they will not pit, corrode or scale.

Quiet operation is another advantage sure to be appreciated by students. 

Of course, safety is always a top consideration on and around campuses, especially in a retrofit situation where part of the building may still be occupied.  Since our installation method does not require an open torch for soldering, installations are cleaner and safer and less likely to disturb or threaten the safety of students.  In many cases, contractors have worked around students and completed time-crunched retrofits during the school year without displacing them.  In fact, the largest dorm in North America, the Jester Center at the University of Texas at Austin, was retrofitted with BlazeMaster fire sprinkler systems.  In just eleven months, sprinkler installers successfully retrofitted approximately 2,000 dorm rooms without displacing a student.  Staying on schedule was critical to the success of the install.

With more universities focusing on sustainability and LEED certification, we are happy to report that our piping systems have lower energy requirements and produce fewer greenhouse emissions than other piping materials. 

As the world leader in piping solutions, more than anything, we provide colleges and universities with peace of mind—not only with piping products that consistently meet the highest quality standards, but also with the industry’s largest network of technical support specialists.  When reliability, value and safety matter most, there is no better piping solution than one offered by Lubrizol.