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Hot/cold outdoor faucet

July 10, 2016

The Model 22 and the V22 (vertical version) freezeless hot and cold faucets allow homeowners to have hot and cold...

Rob Waters joins CIPH as technical consultant for codes and standards

July 7, 2016

The Canadian Institute of Plumbing & Heating is pleased to announce that Robert Waters has joined the Institute as technical...

Report: International BIM market to hit $12 billion by 2022

July 7, 2016

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "World Building Information Modeling (BIM) Market - Opportunities and Forecasts, 2015-2022"...

Illinois Veterans Home, site of deadly Legionnaires’ outbreak last year, unveils $5 million upgrades to water system

July 7, 2016

The Herald-Whig reports that the Illinois Veterans Home, Quincy, Ill., unveiled a new water treatment and delivery system that costs...

USGBC CEO Rick Fedrizzi named chairman and CEO of the International Well Building Institute

July 7, 2016

Fedrizzi will assume new job on Nov. 4. The International WELL Building Institute, a public benefit corporation whose mission is...

Some 600 changes introduced in the 2015 editions of Codes Canada

June 30, 2016

Canadians are demanding safer, healthier and more accessible construction where they live, work and play. To address these demands, some...

Alliance to prevent Legionnaires' disease launches new website

June 30, 2016

An alliance to prevent Legionnaire's disease has recently launched www.PreventLegionnaires.org, a brand new website aimed at providing the public with...

ASHRAE installs new officers and directors

June 30, 2016

ASHRAE has installed new officers and directors for 2016-17 at its Annual Meeting held June 25-29. The new president is Timothy...

UCLA report says Sierra Nevada snowpack not likely to recover until 2019

June 23, 2016

Even with this winter's strong El Niño, the Sierra Nevada snowpack will likely take until 2019 to return to pre-drought...

Codes and Standards International tapped to improve Haitian plumbing industry

June 23, 2016

Codes and Standards International, a well-known plumbing and mechanical codes and standards consultancy, has been tapped to spearhead a USAID-funded,...