Piping One-Stop
Study examines pipes' effect on water quality
Blacksburg, Va. A recent study conducted by the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department of Virginia Tech University found that various types of...
KSW Awarded New Projects
KSW Inc. has announced that it received $9 million in additional contract work in December with the Chetrit Group/Stellar Management....
Mechanical, lightning groups at odds over CSST
Reported incidents of fires resulting from lightning strikes near structures containing corrugated stainless steel gas piping have resulted in a debate...
AFSA names R.I. Rep. sprinkler advocate of year
DALLAS The American Fire Sprinkler Association has selected Congressman Jim Langevin (D-R.I.) as its Fire Sprinkler Advocate of 2007 in recognition of...
Home sprinkler group wins education grant
QUINCY, MASS. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has announced that the nonprofit Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition has received a grant award through...
Michigan Construction Code Commission Rejects Imported Cast Iron Materials
LANSING, MICH. The Michigan Construction Code Commission in mid-September unanimously approved the August 22, 2007, recommendation of the Michigan Plumbing...
Home sprinkler group unveils Educator Kit'
FRANKFURT, ILL. The non-profit Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition has introduced its new Public Education Kit. The kit is available free to fire service and...
Sprinklers Could Have Saved Nine Firefighters
By Robert P. Mader Of CONTRACTOR'S staff CHARLESTON, S.C. A fire sprinkler system would have saved lives in a furniture store and warehouse inferno that...
Bring residential fire sprinklers into the code
By Bob Miodonski Publisher and editorial director INSTALLING FIRE SPRINKLERS is a good idea that we've advocated for a long time. We've focused our discussions...
'More than a moral victory' to get home sprinklers in code
By Robert P. Mader Of contractor's staff ROCHESTER, N. Y. Proponents of residential fire sprinklers are cheered by an International Code Council Code...
Drainage woes keeping the flow flowing
DR. VOSS WROTE: "How do you keep sink/shower drains from accumulating stinky gunk and, if it is already there, how do you get rid of it? "A couple weeks...
FlexHead sues eight over sprinkler patents
BY ROBERT P. MADER Of CONTRACTOR's STAFF HOLLISTON, MASS. FlexHead Industries has filed patent infringement lawsuits against eight defendants, charging...
Taco dedicates plant addition
SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR CRANSTON, R.I. Marking the first physical expansion of Taco since 1954, President and CEO John Hazen White Jr. dedicated a 60,000-sq.-ft....
Most misjudge fire risks in homes, high-rises: poll
BETHESDA, MD. A nationwide survey conducted in January by the Society for Fire Protection Engineers reveals that 65% of Americans feel safer in their...
Shift to CPVC water systems saves time, money
BY BILL MORRIS SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR SOME LEADING mechanical contractors are turning to CPVC pipe and fittings to complete projects on time and under...
'Green' PVC report stirs debate
BY ROBERT P. MADER Of CONTRACTOR's STAFF WASHINGTON The Technical and Scientific Advisory Committee of the U.S. Green Building Council issued its final...
California approves CPVC pipe
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. The California Building Standards Commission has completed adoption of new building standards that include approval of CPVC pipe statewide....
Sprinklers douse townhouse fire with minor damage
BY ROBERT P. MADER OF CONTRACTORS STAFF DURANGO, COLO. Former firefighter Gretchen Schmeisser watched in disbelief as flames from her overheated van threatened...
Schwarzenegger signs anti-lead faucet bill
OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF SACRAMENTO, CALIF. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Sept. 30 signed into law Assembly Bill 1953, which reduces the allowable amount...
Viega opens N.H. training facility
SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR NASHUA, N.H. Viega North America opened its first educational facility Sept. 18 in grand style before a turnout of nearly 350 attendees....
Plastic pipe maker donates appliances
LIVINGSTON, N.J. Plastic pipe producer J-M Manufacturing Co. has remained active in its Hurricane Katrina relief efforts one year after the devastating...
Politics in play on lead bill, waterless urinals
YORBA LINDA, CALIF. You are probably tired of hearing from me with opinions on items in CONTRACTOR magazine, but the August issue again stimulates me...
Schwarzenegger signs anti-lead faucet bill
BY ROBERT P. MADER OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF SACRAMENTO, CALIF. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Sept. 30 signed into law Assembly Bill 1953, which reduces the...
California lawmakers pass anti-lead bill
BY ROBERT P. MADER OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF SACRAMENTO, CALIF. Nearly 40 years ago, in the movie "The Graduate," Mr. McGuire said to Benjamin Braddock, "I...
Is it a house? No, it's a sewage-treatment plant
BY ROBERT P. MADER OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF ST. LOUIS Haberberger Mechanical here has completed the mechanical piping work at a membrane bio-reactor technology...
