In today’s hectic world, it is more important than ever for the home to function as a haven, a personal retreat from the demanding pace of life

Spending a good portion of my life in western New York, I love and now miss having a local Wegmans grocery store near me. 

As the year is winding down and 2022 is right around the corner, the remodeling industry is not showing any signs of slowing. 

As leak detection technology improves and becomes easier to integrate, property owners and insurers increasingly expect system designers to include water damage mitigation measures in their plans. 

American Rescue Plan funding facilitates many improvements in school restrooms to reduce the spread of illness. The Healthy Schools, Healthy People initiative cites comprehensive data proving that proper hand hygiene is key to good health for the whole school community.

Designing plumbing systems for these facilities, particularly their scope and instrument reprocessing areas, can be a daunting task even for designers familiar with them.

When facilities managers use remote 24/7 monitoring of their backflow preventers, grease interceptors and restrooms, they can sense, respond to and anticipate issues with greater efficiency. 

The international codes — plumbing, mechanical, fuel gas, building, residential and property maintenance — each contains, in the beginning, administrative provisions.