In 1976, while attending an American Legion Convention at the Bellevue Stratford Hotel, 211 people became ill and 34 of them died from what was thought to be a previously unknown type of bacterial pneumonia. 

When it comes to emerging technologies — both hardware, and digital technologies — it’s likely that backflow isn’t the first thing to come to your mind. 

It’s a sign that a topic is going mainstream when it becomes cited in the model codes. 

Variety is the spice of life. That proverb certainly holds true in the commercial plumbing industry thanks to many different product offerings and solutions available in today’s marketplace. 

The deadline to apply is Dec. 6.

The committee will use NSF 444: Prevention of Injury and Disease Associated with Building Water Systems as the base document.

The committees intend to present the agreement  to the appropriate ASHRAE approving bodies at the upcoming ASHRAE conference at AHR Expo in Atlanta.