Enter today! BD+C's 75 Top Building Products for 2024
BD+C editors are now accepting submissions for the annual 75 Top Building Products awards. The winners will be featured in the November/December 2024 issue of Building Design+Construction.
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Plumbing
EPA to revise criteria for WaterSense faucets and faucet accessories
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to revise its criteria for faucets and faucet accessories to earn the WaterSense label. The specification launched in 2007; since then, most faucets now sold in the U.S. meet or exceed the current WaterSense maximum flow rate of 1.5 gallons per minute (gpm).
75 Top Building Products
75 top building products for 2023
From a bladeless rooftop wind energy system, to a troffer light fixture with built-in continuous visible light disinfection, innovation is plentiful in Building Design+Construction's annual 75 Top Products report.
Codes
Water Demand Calculator outperforms traditional plumbing codes for energy, carbon, and water savings
Using IAPMO’s Water Demand Calculator tool can result in energy, carbon, and water savings as compared to using traditional plumbing specification methods in plumbing codes, according to a study by Arup.
May 2, 2016
Charlotte Pipe Compares Sound of Different Plumbing Materials
Watch as Charlotte Pipe associates test DWV plumbing systems and measure sound, with and without…
Plumbing | Apr 5, 2016
Restrooms for All: The Challenges of Gender-Neutral Design
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Mar 30, 2016
Repercussions of the Skilled Labor Gap
Adam Grubb of SGC and Greg Wells of Bestbath discuss the current state of the building products…
Plumbing | Nov 13, 2015
Getting the Most Value When You Value Engineer DWV Systems
There are lots of places in a DWV system where value can be captured, but there are applications where what looks like value can mask risks that you might not want to take.
Plumbing | Oct 9, 2015
Porsche luxury meets Viega innovations
Occupants of the Porsche Design Tower on the shoreline of Florida’s Sunny Isles Beach will experience the best view in the city
Plumbing | Aug 18, 2015
Make sure the money you save in VE isn't destroyed in a lawsuit
Getting the PVC vs. Cast Iron choice right
Jul 23, 2015
Choose the Right Material for the Right Job, Part 2
John Neal shares his story on how sticking to the engineer’s spec at a job’s start can prevent…
Jun 15, 2015
Choose the Right Material for the Right Job
Failure to heed a plumbing designer’s advice can result in lost time and money as Tim Burns…
Plumbing | Mar 13, 2015
Viega ProPress for stainless looks good at UNH
One of the oldest buildings on the University of New Hampshire (UNH) campus, Huddleston Hall is a multipurpose facility, which includes dormitories, classrooms and an event center.
Building Materials | Feb 19, 2015
Prices for construction materials fall in January, following plummet of oil prices
The decline in oil and petroleum prices finally showed up in the produce price index data, according to ABC Chief Economist Anirban Basu.
