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Portable Water for the Iconic Dalí Museum in Florida – Precision with Viega The Salvador Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida, is an extraordinary architectural feat that houses artworks, books, and personal writings by Dalí. Spanning 6,173 square meters and built at a cost of approximately $36 million, the museum is designed to withstand a Category 5 hurricane thanks to its concrete walls, which are nearly half a meter thick. The 1,400-square-meter gallery showcases the museum’s permanent collection of 96 Dalí paintings. For the museum’s portable water supply, several hundred meters of copper pipes and connectors, up to four inches in size, were installed. The press technology shortened working time by 30–40%, helping to meet the project’s tight schedule without requiring additional personnel. Installation presented particular challenges: the entire building structure, including the roof, had to be completed before any piping could be laid. Furthermore, a top-down workflow was required, with final work taking place in the basement. The compact installation process was particularly well suited to these demanding conditions and helped ensure the project was completed on schedule. This project shows how efficient installation technology can support ambitious architectural projects – even when working conditions are anything but straightforward.

Innovation meets architecture: Viega solutions in Elbe Philharmonic Hall The Elbe Philharmonic Hall in Hamburg, Germany is an architectural masterpiece and a cultural landmark – widely regarded as a "building of the century." This impressive structure, resembling a futuristic ship with glass sails, combines concert halls, a hotel, residential units, restaurant areas, and a public plaza. Supplying these diverse areas with drinking water and heating presented an enormous technical challenge. The Elbe Philharmonic Hall's extraordinary architecture required complex pipe routing and thousands of fittings in various designs. Quality, safety, and quick handling played a crucial role in the selection of the systems. For the main distribution alone, over 10 kilometers of Viega Profipress copper pipes with diameters up to 108 mm were installed. The Viega Sanpress Inox stainless steel system was also used for the desalination and softening plant of the cooling circuit. The Elbe Philharmonic Hall is an outstanding example of how innovative piping systems and advanced installation techniques from Viega are used in the most demanding construction projects.

A digital building model alone does not make a building intelligent The true value of #BIM does not emerge when the model is finished, but rather when its information is used and updated continuously throughout the building’s operation. This is one of the key messages from a recent interview with Felix Scholz, a member of the BIM Deutschland advisory board: Operational requirements need to be defined at the very beginning of a project and embedded in its information requirements. It is not the amount of data that matters, but its quality, structure and usability. This is where a major opportunity lies, particularly for building services engineering. Water and energy infrastructures, in particular, accompany a building throughout its entire lifecycle. When these infrastructures are digitally planned, connected and continuously enriched with up-to-date operational data, the resulting information can help improve energy efficiency, ensure drinking water hygiene, and maintain long-term safety and comfort. To make this possible, it must be clear from the beginning what information the building’s future operation actually requires. Only then can the relevant data be captured, structured, and made usable – from planning and construction through to operation. For us, it is clear: the digital transformation of buildings must not end with planning. It must extend to reach where buildings spend most of their lives – in operation. With the Viega World, we put this principle into practice: considering building services, building requirements and future operation from the outset – and using its digital twin today to continuously monitor and analyse the building’s performance. The potential of digitalisation in building services is enormous. The task now is to unlock that potential across the entire building lifecycle.

Copper Press Technology for the Futuristic Musée des Confluences in Lyon The Musée des Confluences is an architectural masterpiece and one of the most challenging projects in the Rhône-Alpes region in recent years. Situated at the confluence of the Rhône and Saône rivers, this impressive museum was designed by the renowned Austrian firm Coop Himmelb(l)au and captivates with its futuristic architecture. Spanning 27,000 square meters, the structure features a massive concrete base, a 1,900-square-meter glass construction, and an 11,000-square-meter "cloud" that houses the exhibition spaces. The Department of Rhône covered the construction costs, which exceeded 250 million euros. The Viega Profipress copper piping system was used for the domestic water supply in the sanitary facilities, which include 80 toilets and 80 washbasins. Viega's press technology ensured optimal processing. A total of 6,000 meters of copper pipe was installed with Profipress connectors ranging from DN 15 to DN 35. This project demonstrates how modern installation techniques can enable sophisticated, forward-looking architecture.

From Kansas to Ohio, progress takes shape. In 2025, our North American operations took important steps forward: new production capacity started operations, while clear targets were set to improve energy and water efficiency. At our McPherson site in Kansas, we defined reduction targets up to 2028: annual energy savings of 1.7 percent against the base year 2024, and an annual water use reduction of 2 percent against the base year 2025. To support this, we conducted external audits, installed water meters at significant points of use, and calibrated existing natural gas meters - building the data infrastructure that will make progress measurable. Our new production plant in Mantua, Ohio, successfully entered operation in September 2025. It holds a LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. Being an all-electric building from day one, the electricity we purchased in 2025 was backed by certified guarantees of origin for renewable energy. With three production lines now running and more to follow, we are currently establishing the measurement infrastructure that will allow us to track and improve energy and process efficiency as the site grows. Kansas and Ohio: two sites, one direction. Read more in our Sustainability Report 2025: https://lnkd.in/efgbvCqc #viega #viegasustainability #viegallc

The political signal from Brussels is clear: Water resilience is becoming a priority in Europe 💧 At the EU Environment Council meeting in Luxembourg on 25 June, the Water Resilience Strategy was among the key topics on the agenda. More than 50 measures are now moving into implementation, EUR 3.1 billion have already been committed to water security, and the European Investment Bank is mobilising a further EUR 5 billion through its water programme. These investments span the full water chain. They reach from modernising urban water networks to upgrading in-building plumbing systems: the level at which water quality is ultimately determined. Using water responsibly as a resource requires commitment. Outdated domestic plumbing systems, stagnant water, and rising ambient temperatures caused by climate change increase the risk of microbiological contamination. As an expert in drinking water hygiene in buildings, Viega has been working on precisely these challenges for more than 125 years. Our work towards intelligent systems that ensure proper temperature control, regular water circulation, and continuous monitoring are a key part of the answer. Enabling the infrastructure that matters is what drives us.