When our local water company started adding Watts No. 7 dual-check backflow preventers to all water services, we soon discovered water heaters were failing at a rapid pace, with gas fired models exhibiting telltale signs where the cold/hot water lines skewed off making them look like a bow-legged cowboy! 

Is it just me or has there been a lot of big words being thrown about lately? 

The classic way of estimating heating load in smaller, envelope-dominated buildings is to assume the rate of heat loss is proportional to the difference between the inside and outside temperature.

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PM Engineer recently had the chance to interview International Code Council CEO Dominic Sims about the current landscape for codes and standards and the plumbing industry overall. 

Robyn Brookhart’s earliest memories of Bergen, New York-based pumps manufacturer Liberty Pumps dates back to when she was three.

The kitchen serves as the heart and soul of a commercial cooking operation. 

Epoch Senior Living operates 10 Bridges by Epoch Memory Care Assisted Living Facilities throughout New England. 

There is an increasing awareness — among consumers and governments alike — that climate change and greenhouse gas emissions have a severely harmful impact on the environment. 

Cooling towers are a critical component of many buildings’ cooling systems, as they are the points where heat is dissipated into the atmosphere through an evaporative process.