ARCSA/ASPE/ANSI 78-2023 will assist engineers, designers, plumbers, builders/developers, landscape and irrigation professionals, state and local government, and end users in implementing a stormwater harvesting system while protecting public health and safety.
The new professional qualifications standard will identify the minimum level of knowledge required to install, design and inspect rainwater catchment systems.
The team groups have a desire to increase results in both areas of harvesting by promoting these strategies as a valuable water resource for a variety of potable and nonpotable uses.
International Code Council and the American Society of Plumbing Engineers both are developing a standard on rainwater catchment systems that each hopes will be designated a national standard by the American National Standards Institute.
McDonald’s continues its sustainability push with the introduction of LEED-certified restaurants. The company is already well down the green building path.
DBR Engineering Consultants provides sustainable solutions that maximize efficiencies and return on investment for its clients. DBR, founded in 1972 as David W. Day Associates and later became Day Brown Rice Consulting Engineers (incorporated as DBR Engineering Consultants in 2001), is focused on creating energy-efficient, high-performance MEP building systems.