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ASHRAE Awards $163,000 in Equipment Grants to Fund 34 Undergraduate Projects

March 7, 2023

ASHRAE will award a total of $163,000 for 2023-24 academic year to fund 34 projects through ASHRAE Undergraduate Program Equipment Grants.

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Q&A with Mark Chaffee, Vice President, Governmental Affairs and Commercial & Industrial Product Management, Taco Comfort Solutions

New efficiency standards went into effect for HVAC equipment on Jan. 1. But there may be government mandates in store for hydronic and plumbing products in the near future.

March 6, 2023

Steve Smith

Taco’s Mark Chaffee discusses what efficiency standards may be in store for the hydronics and plumbing industry.

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ADA and Innovative Plumbing Products

Manufacturers will continue to use technology, sustainability and accessibility in their future fixture and flush control designs.

March 6, 2023

In the more than three decades since this legislation became law, plumbing manufacturers have made improvements in bath fixtures, faucets and flushometers to make them more accessible to all.

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Designing Plumbing Systems for Safer Patient Environments

Behavioral health environment elements protect patients from themselves; designers must understand the risk levels in each area of the facility.

March 6, 2023

Aaron Bock PE

When designing behavioral health facilities, plumbing professionals must choose environmental designs and products that minimize the risk of patients harming themselves and their caregivers. To do so, they need to understand the risk levels in each facility area.

Collaborative Health Care Design

Zone Valves

Designers will need to determine many decisions on their own until the code can explain concisely where to locate the zone valve box.

March 6, 2023

John Gregory

The codes can be confusing when determining where zone valve boxes should be installed in critical care space, also known as Category 1 space. Read on for some tips on using the code to make those decisions.

FPE Corner

What’s New with SFPE’s Fire Risk Assessment Guide

The second edition incorporates new research and best-practice methodologies for calculating fire risks and hazards in buildings.

March 6, 2023

Fire protection engineers have revised guidelines with new methodologies to help them assess the fire risk and hazards in buildings.

The Future is Now

New Materials and Modern Thinkers

The planet’s struggling engineers and innovators, the Davids, are beginning to get the better of Goliath.

March 6, 2023

BF Nagy

Today’s mechanical engineers are learning more about energy-efficient building systems and practices to design the best buildings for their clients using environmentally safe materials. Read on to discover how tree bark and cork can help with energy efficiency.

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The Basis for Most Plumbing Codes

Dr. Roy B. Hunter’s research at the National Bureau of Standards helped discover inexpensive ways to provide indoor plumbing.

March 6, 2023

Ron George

Dr. Roy B. Hunter spent three decades researching inexpensive ways to provide indoor plumbing. Read on to learn his 22 basic principles that became the foundation for the later development of a modern-day national plumbing code.