A
year-long study from the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department of
Virginia Tech suggests that PVC may create an environment for lead
contamination ...
As
of June 1, DeKalb County in Georgia mandates any home built before 1993 must
have low-flow toilet and plumbing fixtures installed before the new homeowner
can obtain water from the county …
Home
builders should be required to outfit all new homes with plumbing systems
capable of delivering "gray" water from bathrooms, laundries and
washing machines to outdoor landscaping, a Tucson city advisory committee says
...
The "inefficient plumbing fixtures
replacement plan" requires sellers to disclose when their toilets, faucets
and shower heads are not up to today's water-sipping standards ...
The report from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy notes
that the U.S. economy uses half as much energy per unit of economic output than
it did back in 1970, making energy efficiency the “fastest-growing success
story of the last 50 years” …
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection this fall
could require homeowners to install the outdoor 18-inch-tall brass gadgets,
which prevent the accidental contamination of the public drinking water supply
...
The Environmental Protection Agency issued a 29-page
proposal in April to make the nation’s airlines follow a schedule for sampling
water used in galleys and restrooms to limit the level of bacteria, such as
coliform …
Construction contractors would have to
retrofit, repower or replace their exiting fleets of off-road diesel equipment
at a cost expected to reach $13 billion ...
Lead-safe work practice
standards and certification may be required of contractors involved in
remodeling and renovating buildings constructed before 1978 ...
At a May 1 rally
in the U.S. Capitol, PHCC—NA President Jim Finley challenged Americans to
commit to specific water conservation measures this summer ...
The Plumbing Manufacturers Institute named Ronald S.
Calderon (D-Montebello), a member of the California State Senate, its 2007
Legislator of the Year, “in recognition of exemplary leadership on plumbing
manufacturing issues” …
The MOU between PMI and CIPH will help create an organized
and systematic approach for exchanging information on common educational,
technical, scientific, legislative and regulatory matters that affect the
plumbing industry worldwide ...
ASHRAE and the
U.S. Green Building Council have joined forces to sponsor a one-year fellowship
in Washington, DC that will allow the participant to work in the federal
government in a technical advisory role …
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution
Wednesday recognizing the plumbing industry and supporting the goals and ideals
of National Plumbing Industry Week …
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