The White House proclaims May 2023 as National Building Safety Month to increase awareness about the importance of building codes and standards.

The University of Texas, Dallas Engineering and Computer Science West Building highlights the specialty plumbing systems and fixtures within the building by putting engineering systems on display. Read on to discover how engineers designed the MEP systems.

When a developer locked in the service providers to design and build Via Sol, a new 217-unit sustainable apartment community in the Minneapolis suburb of St. Louis Park, Minnesota, he took collaboration to a new level.

In Part 2 of a three-part series, learn how the Uniform Solar, Hydronics and Geothermal Code provides standards for radiant heating and cooling, including snow- and ice-melting systems.

The Virginia Commonwealth University opened its eight-story, 154,000-gross-square-foot College of Health Professions building in 2019. Read on to learn how Mueller Associates provided MEP and fire protection system engineering services for the health-care building’s design.

If you have an express contract with a construction firm, make sure you follow the terms carefully in order to get paid. Read on to see the differences between express contracts and implied contracts.

Thermal energy networks, wastewater energy transfer and phase change materials are three technologies that can further our decarbonization and electrification work. Read on to see how they work together.

More than two decades ago, NFPA 13 required alpha-numeric markings on all fire sprinklers. Read on to learn the history of these markings, called sprinkler identification numbers, and how they are used today.  

The International Plumbing Code and the Uniform Plumbing Code contain sections addressing flushing and chlorine disinfection of potable water distribution systems. However, no industry standards tell plumbing professionals how to do it.

The annual contest is open to students in grades one through six.