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Ron George, CPD, ASSE 12080 Legionella Management Professional, is president of Plumb-Tech Design & Consulting Services. Visit www.plumb-techllc.com for more information or call 734-755-1908.

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Uniform Plumbing Code hearings take place in Denver, Colorado

May 9, 2016

Ron George

By the time you read this, the Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC) Technical Committee meeting will be under way or just...

Codes and standards information

April 6, 2016

Ron George

Spring is here and that means it’s time to head out to attend the model code hearings. In April and...

Update on the Flint crisis

March 9, 2016

Ron George

The city of Flint, Michigan has been all over the news. I listened to the Congressional hearings, and the information...

Water quality crisis in Michigan

February 4, 2016

Ron George

Michigan is a state that is fortunate to be surrounded by four of the Great Lakes where a majority of...

Code and standard update

January 4, 2016

Ron George

The International Code Council (ICC) held its Group “A” Commentary hearings in Long Beach, Calif. in late October 2015 and...

Legionella, low flow fixtures and Chlorine dissipation

November 9, 2015

Ron George

I received an e-mail from an industry leader in water conservation asking about a recent column on Legionnaires Disease. The...

Legionella and code change submittals

October 6, 2015

Ron George

The American Society of Sanitary Engineering International (ASSE) will be developing a new professional Qualification Standard on the heels of...

Why not just one model code?

Plumbing codes versus the laws of physics

September 2, 2015

Ron George

I have seen a lot of changes in the plumbing codes since 1978, but the laws of physics have not...

Plumbing industry code, standard activity update

August 10, 2015

Ron George

This month’s column is an update on several plumbing related organizations and their code and standard activities. The American Society...

Piping accessories – and the codes

July 7, 2015

Ron George

Engineers are showing less detail on the drawings for valves, strainers, pressure gauges, temperature gauges and other piping accessories. They...

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