Subsection 7.6.3. contains performance requirements for water systems. Two widely used references for the design of water systems are:
- NIST Building Materials and Structures Report BMS 79, “Water-Distributing Systems for Buildings,” United States Department of Commerce, National Bureau of Standards, Washington, D.C., and
- McGraw-Hill 2009, “International Plumbing Codes Handbook,” edited by V.T. Manas, McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, U.S.A.