Engineers & Specifiers

FPE Corner

Delegated Design in Fire Protection Engineering, Part 1

A primer on terminology and definitions of this design style, which has no code-derived language.

January 3, 2022

There is a happy medium between no delegation and full delegation of the fire protection system.

The Future is Now

Is It Time to Be Hopeful?

We have all the proven solutions we need for the climate change challenges we face.

January 3, 2022

BF Nagy

I could keep adding stories all day about great people in the building industry who know what the world needs to know: We have all the proven solutions we need for the climate change challenges we face.

Code Classroom

My Plumbing Engineering Career, Part 2

A walk down memory lane as I recall the people who mentored me and how I started writing for this magazine.

January 3, 2022

Ron George

Last month, I started telling the story of how I got involved in plumbing design and how it was a matter of plumbing design choosing me. This is a continuation of that story.

Water Reclamation

Water Reuse 101: Back to Basics

Many sources of untreated water can be reused on-site to reduce a building’s reliance on potable water.

January 3, 2022

Many sources of untreated water can be reused on-site to reduce a building’s reliance on potable water.

Elkay Employees Raise Over $161,000 Through ELKAYcares Giving Campaign

December 29, 2021

The company has announced that its 2021-2022 annual ELKAYcares campaign has raised $161,894.08 in funding for a variety of nonprofits, making the total amount raised by the campaign in the past 10 years over $5 million.

IAPMO Seeks Input on Development of IAPMO Z124.10 as Canadian National Standard

December 23, 2021

Canadian regulators, consumers and other professionals with technical background in plumbing and mechanical systems are requested to provide comments by no later than Feb. 21, 2022.

Lincoln, Nebraska, Adopts 2018 Uniform Plumbing Code

December 20, 2021

Lincoln has chosen to maintain the highest level of health and safety standards available for plumbing by formally adopting the 2018 edition of the Uniform Plumbing Code.

PHCPPros Columnist Jay Egg Elected to Geothermal Rising Board of Directors

December 20, 2021

The Geothermal Rising Board of Directors is comprised of 13 voting members in 2022 with new representatives from Consultant, Energy-Advocate, Government, International, Owner/Operator, and At-Large seats.

Armstrong Promotes Mike Fischer to Global Commercial Director, Names Chris Markert Commercial Director USA

December 20, 2021

Fischer joined Armstrong in 2020, bringing over 30 years of experience from his work with Honeywell, Johnson Controls and Siemens; Markert has 30 years of extensive global management and sales experience in the HVACR industry.