By Kim Bliss With the shift to environmental building design, professionals are now tasked with the challenge of creating a structure...

It is a new year and, as is often the case, new years bring new standards, codes and regulations. A...

Piscataway, N.J. – American Standard Brands announced today the appointment of Michael Marchi to the newly created role of chief...

By Derek Bower In the plumbing industry in the U.S., there is an increasing focus on water quality and waterborne pathogens....

By Jacques St-Denis Lead is a naturally-occurring metal and a commonly-used substance in household plumbing materials and water-service lines. Due to...

Solar heat collectors are commonly installed as "Closed-Loop Pressurized-Glycol" systems in cold climates where freezing weather exists. (The majority of...

The views represented in the column are the author's and not the publisher's. I hate vent dampers. Oh, how I...