Xylem offers system sizing tool

The System Syzer version 4 software tool from Bell & Gossett, a xylem brand, calculates flow rates and pressure drops in HVAC piping systems. It can be downloaded at xyleminc.com/esp. Features include Spanish language option, support for PVC pipe, look icons to indicate what variable is to be solved, ASHRAE 90.1 pipe sizing standards, estimated pump energy cost based on pump size, headloss calculating, library of fittings, reducers and valves and NPSHA calculator with open and closed system support.

Premier Tech receives environmental award

Premier Tech's business unit, Premier Tech Aqua from the Environmental Technologies Group, received the Phenix de l'environment, the highest environmental distinction award in Quebec, for its Ecoflo polyethylene ready-to-install product. The 100 percent environmentally friendly wastewater treatment system placed first in the Process, Product or Ecoresponsible Packaging
category.

Morrell, VOWRA executive director, passes away

Benny Charles Morrell, executive director of the Virginia Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association (VOWRA), passed away in August at his home in Star Tannery, Va. Morrell, age 70, came to VOWRA in Sept. 2007 after retiring approximately 18 months earlier. He worked to organize educational conferences, craft newsletters, answer phone calls and emails, along with managing the day-to-day operations of the organization. A loving husband, father, grandfather and brother, he is survived by Hazel, his wife of 48 years.