Codes & Standards

How Much Is Your Family Worth To You?

I am always saddened when a news story reports that someone has lost their life in a house fire. Many times...

A Brief History of Standards Harmonization

In North America, the economies of the United States and Canada are very closely tied. The products in both marketplaces are...

How Do Harmonized Standards Affect Product Listings?

My colleague Terry Burger has written in detail about the evolution and benefits of writing harmonized standards (see pages 10-12). Often the...

Why Being Certified Makes a Difference

Have you ever wondered, “Why am I doing this to myself? Why am I taking time away from family/friends to take these...

New Method Modernizes Hunter’s Curve Demand Estimates

Reprinted with permission from Plumbing Manufacturers International/January 2021 Ripple Effect. Hunter’s Curve, an 80-year-old chart used to predict peak...

Keeping Up With Technology

Innovation has been described as making necessary changes to meet customers’ needs. In the world of plumbing, we’ve seen a significant amount...

ASSE / IAPMO IGCs

Technologies continue to improve the performance and sophistication of plumbing systems, as well as their ability to monitor and control the water...

Backflow Prevention & New Technology Quiz

According to the ASSE International Plumbing Dictionary, working pressure is the maximum pressure in a water piping system allowable under normal working conditions. Likewise,...

Goodbye & Hello

Prevention Rather Than Cure” has been ASSE’s motto for as long as anyone can remember. It is a motto that we quote...

Preventing Cross-Contamination on POU RO Systems

Consumers and building owners continue to read and hear about the deteriorating quality of their drinking water. Chemicals such as per- and...