Engineering

Congratulations to Missy Meigs, Recipient of The Bolton Family Scholarship

Tue, 05 May 2026 10:55:00 -0400

The scholarship honors the family’s dedicated volunteer work within the communities they serve in Rhode Island.

Engineering Water Safety: The New Intersection of Sustainability and Infection Prevention

Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400

Learn how to balance water conservation with infection control by implementing intelligent plumbing design and management strategies in healthcare environments.

Elevated Hot Water Temperatures: Balancing Legionella Control, Scald Prevention and Professional Liability

Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400

Learn how plumbing engineers must balance the conflicting risks of Legionella control and scald prevention by applying ASSE standards to meet the modern professional standard of care.

A Century of Safeguarding Public Health: IAPMO’s First 100 Years

Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400

Trace the century-long evolution of IAPMO and the transformation of plumbing and mechanical codes from local rules into global frameworks for health and sustainability.

Implementing Onsite Water Reuse Using the Risk-Based Framework, Part 2

Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400

See how San Francisco’s Fifteen-Fifty high-rise achieves a 27% reduction in potable water demand through its pioneering onsite graywater treatment system.

The ‘Digital Electricity’ Revolution: Why Class 4 Wiring is the Secret Weapon for Geothermal Retrofits

Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400

Discover how Class 4 wiring acts as a "secret weapon" for geothermal retrofits by bypassing electrical infrastructure bottlenecks to enable affordable building decarbonization.

It Takes a Village

Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400

Discover how intentional collaboration and Lean construction principles are driving success in a major hospital expansion project.

Fire Protection and Backflow Prevention: Lack of Supervision and Testing

Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400

Ensure your fire sprinkler systems remain effective and water supplies stay safe by understanding the critical role of backflow assembly supervision and testing.

The Common Code Format for the Model Plumbing Codes

Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400

Discover the history and key structural differences between the IPC and UPC to ensure your plumbing installations remain safe and code-compliant.

Registration Open for ASPE June 2026 MedGas Workshop

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:58:00 -0400

The next in-person ASPE MedGas Workshop will be held at ASPE’s headquarters in Rosemont, Illinois, June 11–14, hosted by MediTrac.

Multifamily Residential Walls: How Big Do They Need to Be?

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0400

In high-rise residential design, every inch of floor space counts—but underestimating the depth of a plumbing chase can lead to major headaches during construction.

Codes, Standards and Usage of Their Various Editions

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0400

In the world of fire protection engineering, "the latest and greatest" isn't always the law of the land—but following the minimum requirements of an outdated code could be a costly mistake.

Repair, Replace or Wait It Out?