A $105-million design-build contract to build a 72-mile, high-capacity water transmission pipeline to carry water from the Missouri River to southeastern South Dakota has been awarded to a joint ...

In each edition of Building WELLness, DC WELL Accredited Professionals Hannah Arthur and Alex Kircher highlight an item of the WELL Building Standard. The standard aims to promote the health & ...

Water conservation in commercial and multifamily buildings has traditionally been seen as an engineering or ownership issue, focused on codes and sustainability. However, with rising water costs, ...

A fourth version of ASHRAE’s proposed legionellosis standard is open for public comment until November 10, 2014. Standard 188P, Legionellosis: Risk Management for Building Water Systems, currently ...

This blog post is written by Matt Clark, PE, Principal, SSR; Steven Kleinschmidt, PE, LEED AP, Plumbing Engineer, SSR; and Hannah Walter, PE, LEED AP ID+C, WELL AP, Sustainability Consulting Manager, ...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, lower occupancy in buildings led to reduced water use, raising concerns about water quality due to stagnation. Government warnings highlighted increased risks of chemical ...

Legionella pneumophila is a waterborne pathogen found in natural and man-made water systems. The Legionella bacteria was first identified by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in 1976, ...