According to the American Hospital Association, nearly 37 million people are admitted to a hospital every year in the United States. Hospitals and health care facilities have a more varied population than other buildings due to the range of ages and the conditions for which patients are treated.

The American National Standard for drinking water system components, NSF/ANSI 61, has been updated with Canadian requirements and designated as a National Standard of Canada by the Standards Council of Canada (SCC).

U.S. water infrastructure is deteriorating. Some cities are using pre-Civil War water pipes while others still rely on wooden pipes.

Laars Heating Systems, a subsidiary of Bradford White Corp., appointed Lou G. Vorsteveld, Ph. D., to the position of director of engineering. Vorsteveld is an international executive with notable success in sales and engineering.

The new FlowGuard MultiPort provides plumbers and developers for multi-residential buildings with an innovative solution for mini-manifold plumbing system designs with FlowGuard Gold CPVC pipe and fittings.

The newest component in the Viega MegaPress system for carbon steel and stainless steel makes plant maintenance and installation faster and more efficient by reducing downtime, the company says.

Matco-Norca added to its line of lead-free brass ball valves with larger size versions of both PEX and cold expansion ball valves.

Victaulic’s Style 355 PGS-300 expansion joint is the latest addition to its system solution for CPVC/PVC pipe, a grooved mechanical pipe joining system designed specifically for use on CPVC/PVC pipe.

The T-365AB is the flagship of the Legend Butterfly valve line, the company says. The lug type, epoxy coated, ductile iron body has a supported seat for the option of a single-flange, “dead-end” service.

Drain-Guard DWV is a double containment drainage system enabling improved safety and reliability in drain, waste and vent (DWV) applications.