While biofilms occur naturally on many surfaces, including bodies of water and living tissues, they can become a concern when they invade a building water system, potentially damaging water quality ...

Health officials in Hong Kong have determined that plumbing systems in certain high-rise buildings are implicated in recent cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus. Based on the limited information ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A new study provides guidance to health officials and drinking water providers on how to decontaminate plumbing systems. "In the wake of recent chemical spills and algal-toxin ...

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, a team of researchers evaluate how altered water demand in the plumbing systems of commercial and residential buildings deteriorated the water ...

Legionnaires’ disease, caused by inhaling water droplets carrying Legionella bacteria, is the country’s deadliest waterborne illness. The bacteria flourish in warm, stagnant water inside building ...

MCLEAN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In a new chapter of its Rethink Water initiative, Plumbing Manufacturers International (PMI) is addressing the importance of “Responsibly Managing Building Plumbing ...

When plumbing engineers design systems for multi-family buildings, the stakes are high. Construction schedules are tight. Budgets are locked. And design fees are fixed, making every hour of ...

As public awareness of the need for water conservation, and new water-saving technology, have become increasingly effective at stemming excess water use, new questions are surfacing about how our ...

The purpose of this procedure is to have a checklist for restoring water service to campus buildings that have had low or no water use for an extended period of time. These buildings are described as, ...

Langley, BC - Homeowners who are searching for a reliable plumber in Langley can count on Willowbrook Plumbing, Heating ...