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Plumbing Engineer Magazine Now Accepting Nominations for Engineer of the Year

October 21, 2019

Each year, PHCPPros and Plumbing Engineer magazine celebrate a plumbing engineer doing excellent work in their career and for the profession.

Collaborative Health Care Design

When should designers request identity of AHJ?

September 3, 2019

John Gregory

On the third Wednesday of July, the Piping Industry Progress & Education Fund (PIPE) and our local Phoenix ASPE chapter members met for our monthly meeting to discuss all things under the sun medical gas-related.

Why T&S plumbing fixtures are a fit for hospitals?

July 30, 2019

A newly constructed hospital in North Carolina was facing the same unique concerns and specialized plumbing needs that affect all healthcare facilities — protecting the safety and health of patients, providers, visitors, staff and the greater community.

Digital Exclusive: Tackling Healthcare Construction Challenges with Technology

May 29, 2019

Healthcare construction is an essential and permanent aspect of modernizing facilities and staying competitive, and it represents a growing opportunity for many contractors.

Registration Open for 2019 ASHRAE Annual Conference

ASHRAE Announces Technical Program for Annual Conference

April 25, 2019

The program will provide practitioners with topical, in-depth educational tracks to optimize the design and performance of buildings.

Digital Exclusive: Prefab Is Changing Health Care Design, Construction

February 22, 2019

To overcome various obstacles, health care architects, contractors and owners are shifting their paradigm and increasingly moving toward modular design and prefabrication.

Study: Sink Drains Next to Toilets in Patient Rooms Equals a Reservoir of Bacteria

February 12, 2019

Of the samples tested, 87 percent of patient sinks next to toilets tested positive for KPC in stark comparison to the 21.7 percent of sink drains located closer to the entry door of the room.

2018 Edition of ASSE/IAPMO/ANSI Series 6000 Now Available

January 25, 2019

Series 6000 addresses minimum requirements for medical gas systems inspectors, verifiers, maintenance personnel and instructors.

asthma & allergy friendly(R) Certification Mark Now More Accessible to Manufacturers

November 15, 2018

Certified products help consumers address indoor air quality, limit their exposure to harmful chemicals and reduce allergens and irritants that can trigger symptoms.