No current code requirements specify a W rating, but it is something project owners and stakeholders have asked for over time.

Building codes do not have exceptions for modified testing for the building products, so specifiers should not allow them to be considered either. It is not just your reputation on the line — it is a matter of public safety

Guidance exists today to design and install fire sprinkler antifreeze systems using the fire protection industry's safest and most reliable practices.

Using the forward-flow test is fairly straightforward unless a means to test is not provided, a situation not addressed in the NFPA codes. It has caused much confusion for authorities performing this test.

Maybe as a New Year project, we should start thinking about our hopes and dreams for the future, as well as our doomsday bunkers.

A continued summary of significant revisions of the International Plumbing Code to be published in the 2021 edition: fixture traps, fixture drain connections, roof drain performance, reclaimed water soil absorption and manholes.

The new site features a streamlined, modern design, improved functionality, and easy access to essential information to help customers navigate information about the product offering.

The new task force — made up of building safety, health and other experts — will develop resources to prepare buildings and communities worldwide for disease-related threats.

The strategic hire highlights the firm's continued expansion to better serve clients in the Northeast's municipal and private water, wastewater, and stormwater sector.

Some technical papers and websites on brass corrosion repeat the same caution that dezincification will occur in alloys containing more than 15 percent zinc. A few will go beyond that simple statement to talk about efforts to solve this issue.