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.

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.

Plumbing | Nov 10, 2017

Big ideas in a small space

Tiny house with Viega products finished second in a tiny house competition in California.

Plumbing | Nov 3, 2017

Key concepts in commercial bathroom and shower design

To receive your free copy of Inpro's white paper, please complete the registration form below. By…

Plumbing | Bill Bridgeman | Aug 4, 2017

Shower threshold height – a better shower from the ground up!

Getting the right threshold height for your code-compliant shower installation is critical. In this blog post, we will consider how shower and shower-pan threshold heights work and why they are important for successfully meeting accessibility code requirements.

Plumbing | Joel Marmion | Aug 2, 2017

The new commercial restroom relies on durability and style

Architects and designers should look for well-designed products that can stand up to the daily demands of such frequented spaces.

Jul 10, 2017

Pondering pre-fab? See a smart solution with PEX.

Pre-fab is becoming more popular in commercial construction. See how Uponor PEX systems offer a…

Jun 1, 2017

Think Smarter with PEX for Hydronic Piping

Still piping with copper, steel and black-iron pipe for hydronic heating and cooling? See why more…

HVAC | Apr 6, 2017

Viega ProPress shines in SolarCity construction

Buffalo will be the first city to produce the first-ever true solar roof – a roofing product with solar panels built in.

Architects | Apr 4, 2017

Architect Howard Elkus dies at 78

Cofounder of Elkus Manfredi Architects, his career spanned five decades, and included a spectrum of major design projects.

Plumbing | Feb 22, 2017

Press pipe-joining provides valuable savings on potable water installation at Mercy Health – West Hospital

Nelson Stark selected Viega ProPress for the plumbing installation because the system is flameless and can be installed simultaneously with other utilities since there’s no need for welding or grooving equipment.