Centered around the theme “Advancing Sustainable Construction Materials and Plumbing Systems for a Sustainable Future,” the event gathered stakeholders from across the construction and plumbing industries to develop a greener, smarter, safer and more efficient building environment for Indonesia.

Ferguson’s support, in addition to its annual $150,000 donation to DigDeep, includes Community Plumbing Challenge projects, a training program and the construction of restroom facilities within the Navajo Nation.

On World Toilet Day, LIXIL aims to drive awareness for the 2 billion people around the world who still do not have access to basic sanitation.

The report examines six areas where the water access gap is particularly acute and makes several recommendations to help close the water gap in the United States.

The Design-Build Institute of America honored a $78 million Southwestern Parkway Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Basin project with the Best in Engineering Design Award and a National Award of Excellence.

The project’s initial focus will be the design and construction of a new public toilet and handwashing facility in the coastal village of Kampung Nelayan Untia, on the outskirts of Makassar, South Sulawesi.

Comprised of four committees, policy, communications, action and research, taskforce members met with their respective committees to review yearly accomplishments and set goals for 2020.

Construction unemployment data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates that as of the beginning of the fourth quarter, construction unemployment equaled its lowest monthly level reported in over a decade.

While the world leadership in the global energy sector has been controlled by OPEC and its dominator, Saudi Arabia, the United States, the leading world user, has risen to first place due to hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” within the short period comprising the current century.

From November 19-22, the focus on the conference and expo will once again be sustainability.