His Father-in-Law Knew Best
For many, the thought of driving more than 2,000 miles with their father-in-law might be intimidating. But for Rodney Cobos, the drive from...
How Products Get Certified
My colleague Terry Burger has written about the relationship between codes and standards. The goal of this article is to help people...
California Adopts Water Demand Calculator
The Golden State is officially in on IAPMO’s Water Demand Calculator®. On July 1, California made Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC®) Appendix...
2024 EWTS Tackles Safety and Sustainability
The Emerging Water Technology Symposium (EWTS) has enjoyed a history of great events, dating back to the inaugural back in 2008. Since then...
Building Equality
Patricia Contreras could hardly believe her ears. She had just begun working at a large construction project in Los Angeles and being the...
Seattle Advances Water Demand Calculator Use with Training
With an eye toward Seattle mandating use this year of IAPMO’s Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC®) Appendix M — the Water Demand Calculator®...
Villara Leads the Way as Early Adopter of IAPMO’s Water Demand Calculator
Appendix M of IAPMO’s Uniform Plumbing Code® (UPC®), otherwise known as the Water Demand Calculator®, will become part of the...
Five Ways Americans’ Handwashing Changed Since COVID
While it’s been four years since the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted lives, one behavior has left a lasting impression: handwashing. That’s...
Rainwater Harvesting: A Decentralized Green Water-Infrastructure System
In the United States, nearly 83% of the population lives in urban areas. The combined effects of urban population growth, commercial and...
KBIS: Drops of Water
I had the privilege of joining other industry water experts at KBIS 2024 on KBIS NEXTStage. The topic of the session was “Drops of...