Plumbing Code Updates
As the need to improve drinking water continues to grow because of aging infrastructure and consumer demands for higher water purity, industry manufacturers continue...
ASSE Continues WSC Partnership
Private water wells and small, shared wells serve more than 13 million households nationwide. Yet, this is an important area of residential water supply...
Why Are Products Certified?
One of the biggest driving forces to certification is regulatory requirements. If a government regulation exists that prohibits the legal sale of a product...
Industry Standards Speed Up Market Acceptance
New technology and product certification have an interesting relationship in the world of plumbing. We all understand the inherent risks in new technologies —...
Water Quality and Backflow Prevention
According to the ASSE International Plumbing Dictionary, working pressure is the maximum pressure in a water piping system allowable under normal working conditions. Likewise,...
POU Water Heaters & Coolers
Point-of-use water heaters and coolers are becoming more common every day. Because these devices are often plumbed in and provide drinking water, safety and...
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...
ASSE LEC #2004 to ASSE Standard #1090
ASSE International Listing Evaluation Criteria (LEC) provides manufacturers with an avenue to certify unique, novel products that do not fit the scope of an...
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....
Drinking Water Treatment Equipment
The use of commercial and residential water treatment equipment continues to rise in the U.S. and around the globe. There are several reasons for...