Leaks and water damage can delay projects, require expensive repair and remediation, and increase insurance costs. Real-time water management solutions allow plumbing engineers to design systems that can stop leaks, conserve water and reduce a building’s carbon footprint. 

As the built and to-be-built environments increase in complexity, speed and efficiency, fire protection professionals must work together to protect people, property and the environment. A professional panel discusses this issue and other challenges when working on projects with delegated design clauses. 

The SFPE Foundation proudly announces a new report that examines Building Information Modeling, commonly known as BIM, in relation to the fire engineering landscape. 

In part 4 of commissioning/troubleshooting domestic hot water systems, Ron George discusses how long it takes hot water to get to all fixtures, temperature limit stops, water heater thermostats, digital mixing valves, water flow velocity, and balancing water conservation with health and safety.

While a public restroom is by definition “public,” a majority of U.S. adults want more privacy when they’re using the loo  according to the Healthy Handwashing Survey conducted by Bradley Company. 

The announcement makes Sloan the only commercial restroom manufacturer in the program.

The survey finds that Americans are strategic handwashers.

The SFPE Foundation has awarded three research grants that include Li-Ion BESS Fires, Fire Testing of Resilient & Sustainable Building Materials, and the Interface Between Digital Buildings and Fire Service Operations.

For SCB, the accreditation represents another important milestone in providing comprehensive certification services to organizations wishing to tout their capabilities via systems certification.

For this readers’ choice award, the winning plumbing design project will be recognized in the June issue of our magazine.