When asked to describe himself, Paul Baker, P.E. provided adjectives such as reliable, approachable and helpful.

To help prevent Legionella bacteria growth and Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks, which is now particularly relevant as buildings reopen following COVID-19 closures, the American Chemistry Council (ACC) has sponsored a free, downloadable booklet, Legionella Management in Building Water Systems: The Role of Chlorine Products.

The primary cause for system failures is an improperly or inadvertently closed system control valve. This occurs despite code-required valve supervision and inspection requirements.

With space heating becoming more standardized and with loads becoming smaller, domestic hot water is a new focus for innovation.

Consider using them for other than bulk oxygen emergency supply connections.

A continued summary of significant revisions of the International Plumbing Code to be published in the 2021 edition: push-fit DWV fittings, cleanouts, building sewer relining and food waste disposers.

ICC and FLASH celebrate the comprehensive study conducted around hazard-resilient building codes to date.

Denise Joe is a Project Engineer in the Engineering Group at AB&I Foundry.

Annual awards recognize extraordinary leadership in green building and commitment to advancing healthy, sustainable buildings and communities.

A continued summary of significant revisions of the International Plumbing Code to be published in the 2021 edition: backflow preventer relief port piping, water service piping, tracers for nonmetallic piping, ABS piping, push-fit joints and cure-in-place pipe relining.