Articles Tagged with ''ASPE (American Society of Plumbing Engineers)''

This year’s theme will focus on the nexus between sustainability and safety, while avoiding unintended consequences of each. 

The Water Demand Calculator has been adopted in several states and cities, including California and Seattle, and is expanding peak flow rate calculations into commercial buildings. The future looks bright as version 3.0 is in the works for commercial buildings.

How can we attract the next generation of young designers and engineers to join our industry, and how can we keep the ones already in?

What do the 3-model codes, UPC (Uniform Plumbing Code), IPC (International Plumbing Code) and NSPC (National Standard Plumbing Code), have to say on the subject?

Meet PM Engineer’s 2023 Plumbing Engineer of the Year, Kelvin Kennedy, who has been in the plumbing engineering industry for 38 years. Have one conversation with him and his passion for plumbing engineering shines through.

As design professionals, our first and primary obligation is the protection of public health, safety and welfare above all other concerns.

Regardless of our position in an organization or profession, we all have obligations and responsibilities to the career that we have chosen.

A Call for Abstracts has been issued and submissions by interested presenters are due Sept. 30.

Recently, the question was asked on ASPE’s Open Forum “Foundation drain pipe — plumbing responsible? Or only between civil and structural?” As originally posted, the designer did not have a Geotech report. But the structural consultant did show the piping around the top of the elevator footing and the perimeter footing for the foundation in their details.

Growing up in rural Virginia, John Lansing became fascinated with buildings and understanding how they worked after visiting New York City at age 10.