Plumbing sector lead trend
15 Feb 2009 There is a strong movement worldwide to remove various toxic substances from manufacturing processes in the interest of public health.

A scientific look at adapting showers for water conservation
15 Feb 2009 Conserving one of the planet’s most precious resources was the focus of a recent interdisciplinary study into domestic showering in the UK. The results are part of a widespread program to move the country towards a better water-saving regime.

Filipino health problems
15 Feb 2009 A recent study by the World Bank and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) found that some 31 Filipinos, mostly children, die every day from diarrhoea due to poor sanitation and hygiene.

Clean pipes lead to better hospital care
15 Feb 2009 A community hospital facility relies on crucial standards being maintained around the clock.

Reduced flush volume and drainline testing
15 Feb 2009 Does reduced flush volume have a negative effect on the performance in the drain line? One manufacturer was keen to find out.

Technology in fire sprinkler systems
12 Feb 2009 Whether residential fire suppression systems are stand-alone or multi-purpose, the insurance industry may be the final arbiter.

Protection against product copying
12 Feb 2009 Manufacturers and trade show organizers have strategies to counter the pirating of designs and brands, but the best defence is to refuse to buy copies.

China experiments with energy efficient housing
12 Feb 2009 China’s hunger for energy is worrying the rest of the world, but government regulations and project developments in that vast country are leading the way in conservation.

Lead laws affect faucets
12 Feb 2009 Bismuth used in faucet manufacture may be an alternative to lead, but does the world produce enough of it and will the alloys be as workable?

Great innovations in sanitary engineering
11 Feb 2009 The 19th Century saw a flourishing of great innovations in sanitary engineering, introducing safe and practical building drainage and plumbing systems on a large scale.

There's more to kitchen and bathroom design
11 Feb 2009 David Kohler, group president of the Kitchen and Bath Group for Kohler Co, speaks candidly about what constitutes good design in bathroom products.

Norway's innovative wastewater treatments
11 Feb 2009 An experimental decentralized urban treatment system that processes graywater from apartments in an Oslo suburb has consistently produced water pure enough to swim in.

Poisoned water threatens developing countries
11 Feb 2009 Drinking water in Bangladesh is making millions of people sick due to arsenic contamination and may be killing as many as 3,000 a year.