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Nicole Krawcke: Plumbers protect the health of the nation

Ensure your employees are inspecting your customers’ entire plumbing system.

October 20, 2020

A few weeks ago, I came across a heartbreaking news story about a 6-year-old boy from Texas who died after contracting a rare amoeba called Naegleria fowleri from the local water supply.

New guide addresses stagnant water in buildings with low occupancy

October 14, 2020

The guide provides a framework for building managers and a resource that water systems can utilize in supporting the business community in their service areas.

Watts to host third annual Healthcare Symposium

October 9, 2020

A broad range of allied trade professionals are invited to join a leading panel of experts – beginning Tuesday, Nov. 3 at 10 am ET – during six weekly panel discussions as they address healthcare design and water safety.

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Manufacturing changes in copper alloys and their performance in the field

Lauren Berenato

July 9, 2020

Copper alloy structures have changed drastically within the past decade to comply with low lead requirements for potable water. Common compositions added to the new alloys were bismuth, silicon, or binary alloys. The creation of these new brass and bronze structures resulted in concerns with valve performance by both engineers and contractors.

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Guidance for the disinfection of building water systems using the International Plumbing Code

July 7, 2020

A closer look at how the IPC addresses the disinfection of a building water system.

Watts Healthcare Symposium: Bringing waterborne pathogens to the forefront

Watts health care symposium educates the supply chain on the true dangers and what can be done to mitigate them.

Mike Miazga

December 9, 2019

How top of mind is the topic of waterborne pathogens in healthcare settings?

PMI on proposed revisions to Lead and Copper Rule: ‘An Important Step Forward’

October 11, 2019

The proposed rule represents the first major overhaul of federal protections for lead in drinking water in two decades.

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Groundbreaking Legionella prevention model reported

April 23, 2019

Fatal Legionnaires’ disease has escalated 550% in the past 15 years. A new analysis model reported in AIHA’s The Synergist offers help for facility owners and operators who, due to new standards, are now responsible for preventing this “quiet killer.”

ASPE joins ASHRAE and NSF to develop standard on managing disease risk in building water systems

April 18, 2019

The committee will use NSF 444: Prevention of Injury and Disease Associated with Building Water Systems as the base document.

Proposed Illinois plumbing code mandates 160° F water

How hot is too hot?

Julius Ballanco P.E., CPD

February 20, 2019

There are four remaining state-written plumbing codes used in the United States. You could say that the remaining four states are just stubborn. Maybe they think they do it better than the model plumbing codes, but they don’t.