Water Management and Risk Assessment Teams: A Collective Group of Superheroes
I wasn’t an avid reader of comic books when I was a child, but like most kids I had a general knowledge...
Significant Increase In Legionellosis From Building Water Systems
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), during the period between 2000 and 2018, the rate of reported cases...
Legionella Prevention In Showers Through Point-Of-Use Filtration
There are many benefits associated with showers regarding relaxation and comfort, but they also pose a potential health risk regarding Legionella bacteria...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Better People Make Better Water
Potable plumbing and sewage infrastructure is the hallmark of a civilized society. Water has a pivotal influence on health, happiness, and wellbeing....
Invisible No More
Infection control has become the new normal for building owners and managers who anticipate a reopening, and ultimately normalization, of building occupancy....
Factory-built Packaged Plumbing and Mechanical Systems
COVID’s impact on moving people out of buildings is influencing architects and contractors to plan how to bring people back in. There...