In 2019, the World Health Organization started monitoring the outbreak of a new coronavirus, which ultimately was named COVID-19. The virus first was identified in Wuhan, China. 

As plumbing engineers, we need to constantly expand our knowledge to stay current with an ever-changing landscape (especially in today’s world where COVID-19 brings further uncertainty).  

Codes and standards provide the necessary solid foundation for consistent building practices. 

Some of you may recognize my name, or even the photo next to this column. I’m not exactly a stranger to the plumbing and heating industry. 

Caleffi North Amercia’s Bob “Hot Rod” Rohr is the recipient of the 2020-2022 Carlson-Holohan Industry Award of Excellence. 

On Nov. 13, 2019, National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Proposed Lead and Copper Rule revisions were published in the Federal Register for public comment. 

There are few commercials on the radio that irritate me more than this one.  
“Don’t let your credit card company fool you into thinking you owe the full amount of your credit card debt!”  

This is the second and final part of Julius Ballanco’s series on a water closet murder case he was asked to testify in. This is not Julius’ first rodeo when it comes to water closet murder cases. For his previous columns on this subject, visit PMEngineer.com.

In my last column (head over to PMEngineer.com for it), I talked about a number of personality metrics available to you and I ranked those metrics.

In 1974, a federal law was passed that limited the speed limit of cars to 55 miles per hour. This was in response to an oil crisis in 1973.