Owners of food-handling facilities need to check a lot of boxes so they don’t get shut down. In addition to having the proper building construction and employee training, the drainage system must be able to prevent the possibility of food contamination. 

The modern field of forensic engineering evaluates the origin, cause and duration of failed building components.

Properly sizing a grease interceptor, also known as a fats, oils and grease (FOG) waste interceptor, requires an open mind and a willingness to accept that, for the most part, it has been done incorrectly.

Plumbing systems have evolved and modern installations would be unrecognizable to our Roman ancestors.

In 2009, my company, HGA, contracted with the VA to do a study of the existing power plant at the Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital in Hines, Ill., and to make a recommendation on how to move forward.

It's time to bring the HVAC infrastructure in line with the rest of the building standards. I am specifically speaking of air-conditioning/heat pump equipment.

We now live in a world where the mainstream media and social media are serving up daily news less distinguishable from entertainment than ever before.

Thermal insulation is a natural or manufactured material that retards or slows down the flow of heat.

In this column, I would like to focus on the handbook’s approach to sprinkler system hydraulic calculations. Note that hydraulically calculated sprinkler systems did not appear in NFPA 13 until the 1972 edition.