Plumbing engineers and designers have been talking about it for what seems like forever.

As the pandemic drove everyone into their homes last year, the United States saw a burst of economic growth fueled by substantial remodeling and building efforts.

In 2018, Dallas County (Texas) leadership implemented a forward-thinking capital improvement program to replace an aging inventory of facilities. 

Plumbing Engineer recently spoke with Billy Smith, FASPE, executive director and CEO of ASPE, who gave an update on the organization and what to expect at this year’s symposium as well as the biennial convention in 2022. 

In 1993, I was at my aunt’s house in Milwaukee. It was a pretty normal day except I remember noticing my aunt and mom boiling gallons and gallons of water for drinking because the water was making people sick.

This is a continuation of a summary of the significant code changes to the 2021 Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC) which is developed and promoted by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials.