Implementing a water management program is probably the most daunting and crucial task of ASHRAE 188. Fortunately, there is a formulaic process for doing so, illustrated below.

Unintended consequences, that close cousin of mislaid plans, can claim some responsibility for a current conundrum: low-flow fixtures paired with existing oversized piping helped create the growing crisis of legionella bacteria.

Most plumbing engineers involved in healthcare design who I’ve talked to have said their foremost design concern is waterborne bacterial control in general, and legionella in particular.

Construction, renovation and maintenance of building water systems in complex facilities is inevitable, and each event may pose an infection risk from waterborne pathogens, particularly in healthcare or long-term care settings.

Legionnaires’ disease puts plumbing in the news on a frequent basis — in the worst way.

If ASHRAE Journal’s 2019 Attendee Survey on HVAC&R Industry Trends accurately predicts how 2019 will turn out, the industry is in good hands.

The committees intend to present the agreement  to the appropriate ASHRAE approving bodies at the upcoming ASHRAE conference at AHR Expo in Atlanta.

Abstract submissions are due Dec. 24, 2018.

Code expected to help governments streamline code development and adoption, improve industry standardization.

Public comment period is open until Dec. 17.