Back in the 1990s, Uponor introduced a PEX piping system with its ProPEX expansion fittings. Of course, the company also launched it own expansion tool to help contractors put it all together. 

On a recent project, P1 Group installed more than 3,000 feet of heat-fused Aquatherm pipe over one three-day weekend. 

Reducing touch as a vector of transmission is an obvious benefit to specifying hands-free fixtures in health-care facilities.

Plumbing engineers will need to shift from central temperature control applications to point-of-use control.

Sensor faucets streamline basic water access, making turning on the water as easy as stepping up to a sink — which may boost hygienic behaviors.