Solving Difficult Water And Sanitation Challenges Around The World
As the nonprofit foundation of The IAPMO Group, the International Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Foundation (IWSH) leverages industry-leading plumbing expertise to solve the most difficult water and sanitation challenges. In 2023, IWSH...
How ASSE 12000 Meets the Motto “Prevention Rather Than Cure”
In 1906, Henry B. Davis and some 25 plumbing inspectors from cities across the United States gathered in a meeting hall in Washington, D.C. This was the birth of ASSE and its...
The Many Steps of a Cross-Connection Survey
There are many parts to a successful cross-connection control program. The installation, testing, and maintenance of backflow prevention protection is one of the most critical parts. Another, perhaps more important part, is...
Plumbing Repair Guidance for Sustainable Wastewater Systems
The primarily Black residents of Lowndes County, Ala., have long suffered from substandard sanitation, sewage backup and broken plumbing. Today, more than 40% of the county lacks access to clean sanitation,...
New EPA WaterSense Draft Specification – Reverse Osmosis (RO) systems
Reverse Osmosis (RO) is the process of purifying water by using a semi-permeable membrane and water pressure. It is used by bottled water companies, desalination plants, and by homeowners and businesses...
ASSE/IAPMO/ANSI Series 12000-2021: Ensuring Proper Training and Qualifications for Water Management Strategies Needed to...
A Growing Public Health Threat. Research shows there has been a marked increase in recent years of Legionnaires’ Disease (LD) in the U.S. and around the world. To address this growing threat,...
Fire Protection Backflow Testing
Is the testing of backflow prevention assemblies on fire systems different than testing the backflow prevention assemblies on domestic water systems? The correct answer to this question is both yes, it...
How Much Is Your Family Worth To You?
I am always saddened when a news story reports that someone has lost their life in a house fire. Many times the victim turns out to be a child. The remaining...
A Brief History of Standards Harmonization
In North America, the economies of the United States and Canada are very closely tied. The products in both marketplaces are frequently either very similar or often the same. This is...
Understanding Hybrid Fire Extinguishing Systems
To understand when and where to use a hybrid fire extinguishing system, we should start with why we'd want to use this system in the first place. Considerations of the type of...