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Best practices for Legionella mitigation

Rising Legionella outbreaks underlay the need for better plumbing design, mitigation efforts.

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.

Nicole Krawcke: The importance of building codes

May is Building Safety Month.

Nicole Krawcke

May 13, 2022

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Did you know that May 4 is National Skilled Trades Day? It also happens to be National Star Wars Day — “May the Fourth Be With You,” and all that jazz.

Dave Yates: Formic acid corrosion, erosion

Leaking line sets cause problems despite being protected by insulation.

Dave Yates

May 12, 2022

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I first encountered formic acid erosion/corrosion when our installed air conditioning and heat pump evaporator (indoor) coils began suddenly leaking refrigerant in 2008. These were not old coils either, and some had only been installed for a year when the issues arose.

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.

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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Christoph Lohr: Water in health care facilities

The public health and economic nexus.

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.

Ethan Grossman: Get a clue about lead

It took 2,000 years to finally pass laws prohibiting the use of lead in plumbing.

Ethan Grossman P.E., CPD

May 4, 2022

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John Siegenthaler: Maintaining constant circulation in heated floor slabs is key

Keep it flowing

John Siegenthaler P.E.

May 3, 2022

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Heated floor slabs, without floor coverings, have one of the lowest supply water temperature requirements of any radiant panel system. This makes them well-suited for use with renewable energy heat sources such as air-to-water heat pumps, water-to-water geothermal heat pumps, biomass boilers and solar thermal collectors.

Julius Ballanco: Decarbonization and electrification — are we there yet?

Electrification will not result in decarbonization when using fossil fuels to generate electricity.

Julius Ballanco P.E., CPD

May 2, 2022

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Registration open for 2022 ASPE Convention & Expo in Indianapolis

April 28, 2022

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The 2022 ASPE Convention & Expo will take place Sept. 16-21 in Indianapolis.

PM Engineer Movers & Shakers | April 2022

April 25, 2022

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

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New products, technologies highlighted at KBIS

The NAHB International Builders’ Show (IBS) and the National Kitchen & Bath Association’s Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS) was held Jan 21-23 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

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Navien Korea Tour

In September, Navien invited engineers and reps to learn more about its products and tour its Seotan Factory in South Korea.

Navien NPN Series product launch event

Navien took the first step into the non-condensing market by introducing their new Navien Premium Non-condensing (NPN) series tankless water heaters during their tankless innovation event at their North American headquarters in Irvine, CA. There was a live band, outdoor games, lobster, raffles and more to celebrate the launch.