The recently developed Professional Piping Designer (PPD) Certification Program from the Society of Piping Engineers and Designers (SPED) shows how the piping design profession is becoming a broad and..
The recently developed Professional Piping Designer (PPD) Certification Program from the Society of Piping Engineers and Designers (SPED) shows how the piping design profession is becoming a broad and multidisciplinary undertaking.
The program originated in response to prevailing US industry trends:
Domestic design work is more brownfield than greenfield.
International design work requires increased local content.
US design firms are specializing in front-end engineering done with fewer, smarter employees.
Detail engineering is being delegated to "low-cost" centers in low-labor rate locales, where quality and experience could vary while
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