American Standard Invites Americans to #Flush2020 with Limited-Edition Toilet Paper
It’s no secret the year 2020 has been on a roll (and not in a good way!). A recent survey commissioned by American Standard, the bath and...
Time Magazine’s Best Inventions of 2020
The Portable Handwashing Station LIXIL Sato Tap Handwashing is one of the most effective, and cheapest, ways to prevent the spread of...
IAPMO Publishes Installation Standard (IS 34) for Residential Solar Photovoltaic (PV) and Energy Storage Systems, Paving Road to Zero Net Energy
The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO®) has published IAPMO IS 34 (Installation Standards for Solar PV...
EPA Final Lead Free Ruling
On Sept. 1, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its final regulation on the “Use of Lead-Free Pipes, Fittings,...
AWG Innovators Tap Infinitely Renewable Clean Water Source
Water from the air. We see it on cold glasses in the summer. We feel it when a heavy fog covers the landscape. Yet, the concept of drinking...
The Evolution of Backflow Prevention Design
With any type of evolution, whether by nature or a technical evolution by man, there are certain driving forces that actually “get it...
Hospital Backflow Prevention
Today’s complex potable water “production” and distribution systems continue to make significant contributions in helping to sustain...
Hey, Archimedes! What’s the Big Deal with RPs and Pumps?
I’ve seen wringing of hands and gnashing of teeth whenever the subject of pumps and reduced pressure principle backflow preventers (RPs)...
ASSE One Year Field Test (1YT)
ASSE International is pleased to announce the nation’s first and only ANSI- and SCC-accredited One Year Field Test (1YT) program for...
Plumbing Industry Allies Support National Apprenticeship Act of 2020
Washington, D.C. — Plumbing industry allies IAPMO, the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting...