According to the American Hospital Association, nearly 37 million people are admitted to a hospital every year in the United States. Hospitals and health care facilities have a more varied population than other buildings due to the range of ages and the conditions for which patients are treated.

Whether through a water dispenser or just by turning on a faucet, most Americans have direct access to water.

Is a Proposition 65 warning required? This is the question plumbing product manufacturers, distributors and retailers must ask themselves when doing business in the state of California.

The American National Standard for drinking water system components, NSF/ANSI 61, has been updated with Canadian requirements and designated as a National Standard of Canada by the Standards Council of Canada (SCC).

The grease interceptor has been in use since the Victorian era as a means to reduce the amount of fats, oils and grease, or FOG, that are introduced into sewer systems. 

U.S. water infrastructure is deteriorating. Some cities are using pre-Civil War water pipes while others still rely on wooden pipes.

Laars Heating Systems, a subsidiary of Bradford White Corp., appointed Lou G. Vorsteveld, Ph. D., to the position of director of engineering. Vorsteveld is an international executive with notable success in sales and engineering.

Like with any PHCP-PVF product category, the landscape for circulators continues to evolve.

The new FlowGuard MultiPort provides plumbers and developers for multi-residential buildings with an innovative solution for mini-manifold plumbing system designs with FlowGuard Gold CPVC pipe and fittings.

The newest component in the Viega MegaPress system for carbon steel and stainless steel makes plant maintenance and installation faster and more efficient by reducing downtime, the company says.