Drainline poisoning
01 Feb 2012 A drainline in Lahore has been found to be contaminating vegetable crops with heavy metal pollutants.

Bonding straps
18 Aug 2011 The use of Bonding Straps to prevent electrocution or electric shocks when plumbers are going about their daily chores has been covered in the past. Still these incidents keep happening not only to plumbers but electricians and others in the building and maintenance industry

Changes in water consumption
18 Aug 2011 How urbanisation is changing water consumption and distribution and a new way to combat the problem of dissipating water resources.

Converting heat into electricity
18 Aug 2011 Following the growing interest in geothermal energy, a new invention has been designed to convert heat from this sustainable source into electricity. But what does this man for plumbers?

Toilets at the Gates
02 Aug 2011 Bill Gates has set his attention to revolutionising the humble toilet in a bid to tackle disease epidemics.

iSaveH2O rain tank calculator
02 Aug 2011 A new iphone application, based on ISF research is now available to help consumers choose the most suitable rain tank for their home.

The ISH pilgrimage 2011
09 May 2011 For the past 22 years, Connection Magazines and World Plumbing Info publisher Jeff Patchell has been fortunate to attend the world’s major bi-annual plumbing fair. In the following report Jeff explains why ISH (International Sanitation & Heating) never ceases to be an interesting week in understanding where the market is heading.

National plumbing regulators forum 2011
09 May 2011 The National Plumbing Regulators Forum (NPRF) held its first conference in two and a half years at the Melbourne Convention Centre, bringing industry leaders and experts together to present and discuss topics that directly affect the plumbing industry. Jonathan Jackson reports on three days of plumbing relevance.

World Plumbing Day 2011 a global success
09 May 2011 Created in 2010 by the World Plumbing Council (WPC), the second World Plumbing Day on 11 March 2011 has been hailed as a success writes Robert D Burgon, Chairman, World Plumbing Council.

Toilet training for pigs
09 May 2011 Taiwan is coming up with pollution solutions that aims to fix smell and water use on pig farms. The experiments aim to train pigs to use the toilet.

Vale – Prof. John Swaffield, a great Scot
23 Feb 2011 In February 2011, the plumbing industry lost a man who, for the past 30 years, has been considered by many to be the industry’s great visionary.

Urinal amendments
21 Dec 2010 In an effort to integrate water-sensitive urban designs into current practice the National Plumbing Regulators Forum (NPRF) for Australia and New Zealand formed the Australasian Scientific Review of Reduction of Flows on Plumbing and Drainage Systems (ASFlow) Committee to conduct research into the effects reduced flows are having on drainage systems.

CIB Symposium Sydney 2010
29 Nov 2010 CIB Working Commission W062 on Water Supply and Drainage for Buildings, held its 36th Annual Symposium in Sydney, Australia on November 8-10, 2010.