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ASSE/IAPMO/ANSI 12080 for Legionella Water Safety and Management Personnel now available

July 14, 2022
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All candidates for ASSE 12080 Legionella Water Safety and Management Specialist Certification must successfully complete a 24-hour training course encompassing all aspects of ASSE Standard 12080, and successfully pass a 100-question written exam demonstrating core competencies in environmental testing, risk assessment, water safety and management programs, mitigation and remediation methods, construction and renovation and case investigation.


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James Dipping: The facts about Legionella, and why we should care

Cases of Legionnaires’ disease are rising significantly.
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James Dipping
July 7, 2022
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Here are four facts about Legionella and why we as plumbing engineers should care.


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HVAC piping systems

Christoph Lohr: Understanding the reasoning behind Hunter's Curve

Misunderstanding Roy
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Christoph Lohr
July 6, 2022
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After four grueling years at the Virginia Military Institute, upon graduation as an engineer, I decided to follow my own prudent path: I would find the best paying job in an area with the lowest cost of living that afforded me training opportunities. I knew myself well enough that I didn’t want to be stuck behind a desk; I desired interpersonal contact. I always aspired to be an engineering leader — and felt consulting would be the best route to that end.


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Safe drinking water
STRATEGIC PLUMBING INSIGHTS

Christoph Lohr: The increasing frequency of plumbing failures

Unintended consequences
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Christoph Lohr
June 6, 2022
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“It couldn’t happen where I live.” Many in the United States probably thought that when watching the horror occurring in Flint, Michigan, from 2014 to 2016.


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Best practices for Legionella mitigation

Best practices for Legionella mitigation

Rising Legionella outbreaks underlay the need for better plumbing design, mitigation efforts.
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Nicole Krawcke
May 16, 2022
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There’s no doubt the plumbing industry has had a hyper-focus on Legionella and prevention over the past few years. Yet a simple search on Google reveals outbreaks in an Illinois prison, a Hawaiian hotel and in Riverside County, California — all within the past two months.


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James Dipping: Water intelligence: Are you warmer or colder in finding a solution?

Failure to properly monitor and maintain a water system can have a direct impact on a company’s bottom line.
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James Dipping
May 11, 2022
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In my January 2022 column, I made a broad call for improved water intelligence to offer improved building occupant health. This is nothing new to the HVAC industry, with system monitoring and control extending far beyond the mechanical room and into the most remote areas of the building


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hospitals and other health care facilities

Christoph Lohr: Water in health care facilities

The public health and economic nexus.
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Christoph Lohr
May 9, 2022
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You would expect water in a hospital to be safe. But, far too often, water in hospitals and other health care facilities can put patients at risk of severe illness or death.


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CODES

Julius Ballanco: Struggling to regulate Legionella

Code bodies do not deal in risk management.
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Julius Ballanco P.E., CPD
April 4, 2022
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My first encounter in dealing with combating Legionnaires’ disease through code regulations dates back to 1977. Older individuals will recall that the disease got its name after the outbreak in 1976 in Philadelphia at the American Legion Convention.


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The unseen consequences of water conservation
PROFESSIONAL PLUMBING ENGINEER VIEWPOINTS

James Dipping: Does your building’s tap water have an expiration date?

The unseen consequences of water conservation.
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James Dipping
March 9, 2022
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Fresh water is an undeniably valuable and essential natural resource. But are plumbing engineers unintentionally putting building occupants are risk by implementing water conservation guidelines and equipment? What are the unseen consequences of water conservation?


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safe water temperature

Dave Yates: Why 120° F is not a safe water temperature for potable water storage vessels

Preventing Legionella while protecting against scalding at points-of-use.
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Dave Yates
January 10, 2022
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When I first entered the trades in 1972, residential tank-style water heaters shipped with the aquastat set to approximately 140° F. Dishwashers had no need to incorporate a sanitizing cycle. Around 1977, water heater manufacturers were required to lower the aquastat temperature setting to approximately 120°, and now, dishwashers needed to incorporate a sanitizing cycle where rinse water in their reservoir was raised to 140° or higher.


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