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.

In the spirit of the New Year and fresh beginnings, I’m excited to introduce myself as the new chief editor of pme.

The world has changed,” says Charlie Copeland, P.E. and president and CEO of New York City-based Goldman Copeland Consulting Engineers.

Female engineers taking the lead a welcome development.

Impressive energy savings or fancy design don’t mean much if occupants are miserable.

The old tradition is that we work hard so our kids have it better in life then we did.

My late father knew how computers were going to play an important role in my life. In 1987, I got to play and work on a Commodore 64. A couple years later he got me one of the first laptops, which had to weigh 50 pounds, to work on my word processing and enhance my computer skills.

Looking at a wider landscape.

Opening Day encounter may pay off one day for pme’s Manufacturers Rep of the Year.

The 2018 Uponor convention had record attendance with more than 1,200 engineers, contractors, andn manufacturers representatives.