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.

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.

Rademacher, who is the trades education network (VTEN) program manager for Viega, will serve a two-year term and then may be nominated for board president.

Sometimes we are so concerned about the hydraulically remote area that we become complacent about the water supply.

During the restrictions imposed by COVID-19, the company is making the valuable training easily accessible to contractors, distributors and others.

The company will provide reliable, cost-effective, and innovative Kennedy Valve solutions across North America.

It is time for our annual celebration of an exemplary plumbing engineer doing excellent work in their career and for the profession.