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OSHA Updates Trenching Enforcement After Wave of Fatalities

October 8, 2018

OSHA will increase education and enforcement efforts while its inspectors will record trenching and excavation inspections in a national reporting system.

PHCC Contractors Invited to White House For Economic Summit on Small Business Issues

October 1, 2018

The briefing highlighted the positive results of the administration’s focus on tax reform, regulatory relief, infrastructure spending, workforce development and more

Weldbend Supports 10 Percent Tariff on Chinese Fittings, Flanges

September 20, 2018

The tariff covers imports of butt weld pipe fittings and carbon steel flanges from China.

Registration Opens for the 2019 ASHRAE Winter Conference

September 6, 2018

Registration for the conference provides entry to the co-sponsored AHR Expo, to be held Jan. 14–16 at the Georgia World Congress Center.

The Future is Now

Water-Positive Buildings Are Bubbling Up

When combined with modern technology, reclaimed water methods can be used effectively in commercial applications.

August 27, 2018

BF Nagy

Capturing and reclaiming water, once an idea primarily of interest to environmentalists, is serious business today as municipalities’ aging water infrastructures and shrinking budgets are under stress. Combined with modern technology, these old ideas are finding new uses in commercial applications.

Code Classroom

Water Quality Standards & Legislation

A look at how the U.S. and other countries protect drinking water for their citizens.

August 27, 2018

Ron George

Safe drinking water is a precious commodity. Yet there are no universally recognized and accepted international standards for drinking water. Even where standards do exist and are applied, the number, types and permitted concentrations of contaminants covered may vary significantly from one standard to another.

FPE Corner

Revised 2019 NFPA 13, Part 2

A look at technical changes of interest to designers of fire sprinkler systems.

August 27, 2018

Samuel S. Dannaway

A look at some of the technical changes and clarifications in the soon-to-be-published, updated standard.

The Inevitability of Wastewater Reuse

A beginner’s guide to greywater systems standards.

August 24, 2018

Cities and states continue to decide what standard — Article 12C, Title 22 and NSF 350 — will work best for its residents. Regardless of the successes that these standards have thus far enjoyed, the goal should still be to create a single, standardized platform through which industry (and the public) can better understand the requirements imposed on them, as well as the potential risks of any onsite wastewater reuse system.

Ending Legionnaires’ Disease

Health care facilities should have a regimen of testing water systems and use supplemental disinfection to control the Legionella bacteria.

August 22, 2018

We have learned much about controlling the growth and spread of Legionella bacteria in water systems. Health-care facilities are especially vulnerable. ASHRAE-compliant water management programs can reduce the risk for Legionella and other pathogens in their water systems.

Hot Water Distribution Through Recirculation

A properly balanced recirculation system offers health and safety benefits.

August 22, 2018

To achieve comfort and efficiency in a hot water distribution system, many plumbing engineers are incorporating hot water recirculation systems into their designs. But to reap the benefits of such a system, balancing valves must be incorporated into design considerations.