Employers are required by Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) guidelines to provide a safe work environment for workers. This...

Several years ago, I was attending a plumbing industry annual meeting and the topic of discussion during one of the...

Over the last 36 years, I have collected a few nuggets of plumbing design knowledge and maintenance wisdom from experience...

In a democratic society, we rely on laws to regulate how we govern and maintain order. Americans have gathered to...

In the May 2011 issue of this magazine, I wrote a column titled, “Is PVC an acceptable vent material for...

I recently inspected the mechanical systems in student housing at a Midwest university. The school had hundreds of apartments in...

Plumbing design professionals and contractors are faced with many challenges when designing, installing or maintaining domestic hot water systems. Two...

Every year, thousands of people suffer serious thermal shock and/or scalding injuries in showers or combination tub/shower fixtures. Tens of...

When designing sanitary or storm drainage systems, it is important for the design professional to think about how the drainage...

High-rise buildings have very complex and challenging plumbing systems. I find that there is not much plumbing code language that...