The potential benefits that effective chemical-free technologies could deliver mean that some devices merit further evaluation. 

Product selection, drain type and location, labor savings — add these advantages to the high functionality and spa-like style of incorporating a curbless shower, and you’re well on your way to meeting the fast-changing priorities in modern bathroom design.

Even without the consideration of power outages, there are several situations where plastic pressure pipe materials should be insulated for protection against freezing. Pipe insulation buys time to hopefully prevent water in piping systems from freezing until heat is restored.

With modern buildings, leaning just a little amount can affect the flow of waste in sloping drains. Settling drains can create shear stresses and rupture pipe penetrating foundation walls; they also can cause pipe to lose slope or experience reverse slopes.

Significant renovation was needed to meet modern code, ADA and educational programming requirements at the 125-year-old Corcoran School of the Arts & Design. Modern technologies aided in designing the new and upgraded building systems.

The increased plastic content in packaging used to transport and store products creates new, higher-risk challenges. Companies must adapt to meet customer expectations — and electronically activated sprinkler systems are ready to meet that demand.

Professionals working in the built environment have a key role to play in laying the groundwork for new ways to approach energy and water use in buildings that allow them to exist in harmony with nature, rather than as environmentally damaging blights on the planet’s surface.