This publication presents a formal, verbatim dialogue examining adaptive plumbing infrastructure in a 1970s building undergoing environmental stress, including seismic activity, ground shifting, and material degradation. The discussion integrates building biology, public health, and material science, with particular attention to the replacement of corrosive metal piping with adaptive PVC systems and the resulting implications for microplastic exposure and filtration.
Tasia Saumier (2026) studied this question.