Michael Wich currently is the director of building code administration and chief building official for the South Central Planning and Development Commission in Houma, La. 

Improvements will come from better water conservation, waste management, HVAC, energy management and beyond.

A new course, “Variable Refrigerant Flow System Design & Application” is one of 11 options in ASHRAE’s Spring Online Course series. 

Check out the latest appointments, promotions and goings-on in the plumbing and mechanical industry.

Chad Severson succeeds Tim Ferry, who will serve in a new role as Emerson’s group vice president for Tools and Home Products.

HeatLink announced it has signed a technology licensing agreement with Uponor AB that allows the company to resume manufacture and sale of PEX piping.
 

Uponor names Callier to director of sustainability and corporate responsibility, while Radcliff is promoted to vice president of group technology.

Water reuse systems can provide an additional source of critically needed water and reduce the strain on municipal resources.

Aquatherm, a manufacturer of plastic pipe systems, introduced its “state of the pipe” slogan and logo to the market during the 2016 AHR Expo.

A new 2015 version of the WQA/ASPE/ANSI “S-803: Sustainable Drinking Water Treatment Systems” received formal accreditation by ANSI as an American National Standard.