PHCP Pros | Water Quality

Green Business Certification Announces 2018 LEED Fellows

USGBC Finds Few States Have Laws for Testing Lead in School Water

November 12, 2018

Thirty-five states lack specific legislation to ensure testing for lead in school drinking water, per a Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council report.

Successful Navajo Nation CPC Concludes in Thoreau, New Mexico

November 8, 2018

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The CPC’s focus was the Navajo Water Project, an initiative of the U.S.-based nonprofit organization DigDeep that was among the 2018 recipients of the U.S. Water Prize.

Plumbing, Hydronics Systems and Legionella

ASHRAE Seeks Third Round of Comments on Legionella Guideline 12

November 5, 2018

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Guideline 12 is open for a 45-day public review until Dec. 17.

IAPMO Selected to Pursue National Adoption of ISO 30500

October 31, 2018

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ISO 30500 standard specifies general safety and performance requirements for design and testing, as well as sustainability considerations, for non-sewered sanitation systems.

UA Members Donate to Navajo Nation Plumbing Challenge

Navajo Nation CPC Begins

October 23, 2018

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A range of bathroom and kitchen renovations will be carried out, including the installation of new basins, taps, toilets, water tanks, water pumps, and hot- and cold-water pipework.

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Legionella Growth in Hot Water Systems

An argument can be made that energy conservation efforts of the 1970s contributed to the rise of Legionnaires’ disease.

October 5, 2018

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We now know that storing water at 110 F, as was called for in many energy conservation mandates in the 1970s, can lead to an increase in Legionella bacteria growth in the hot water storage and distribution systems, which could eventually lead to outbreaks.

New Non-Sewered Sanitation Systems Standard ISO 30500 Helps Support Safety and Global Sustainability

October 4, 2018

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New standard supports better and safer toilets in areas where infrastructure such as sewers, plumbing and electricity are not available.

IAPMO Solicits Proposals for 2020 We Stand

October 1, 2018

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This standard provides progressive codified requirements to optimize water use practices attributed to the built environment while maintaining protection of the public health, safety, and welfare.

UA Members Donate to Navajo Nation Plumbing Challenge

September 27, 2018

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Navajo Nation CPC assembles skilled tradespeople to execute plumbing and construction projects that will improve living conditions in approximately 10 households.