With drought conditions sweeping across many parts of the United States and more than a billion people lacking access to safe drinking water worldwide, demand for better building-based water ...

While biofilms occur naturally on many surfaces, including bodies of water and living tissues, they can become a concern when they invade a building water system, potentially damaging water quality ...

As public awareness of the need for water conservation and new water-saving technology have become increasingly effective at stemming excess water use, new questions are surfacing about how our ...

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, a team of researchers evaluate how altered water demand in the plumbing systems of commercial and residential buildings deteriorated the water ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A new study provides guidance to health officials and drinking water providers on how to decontaminate plumbing systems. "In the wake of recent chemical spills and algal-toxin ...

MCLEAN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In a new chapter of its Rethink Water initiative, Plumbing Manufacturers International (PMI) is addressing the importance of “Responsibly Managing Building Plumbing ...

Across the country, developers are breathing new life into abandoned hospitals, historic churches, vacant offices and ...