Author: Staff Writer
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The fate of electric hot water heaters
Rheem’s Corporate Affairs manager representing AUSWHIP, Gareth Jennings is trying to get governments take a more measured approach to legislation with regard to energy usage of ... -
Effects of lead reduction
Proposition 65 is a piece of legislation enacted in California in March 2000 that requires manufacturers to supply warnings of lead readings in their products. -
Water Efficiency Labelling Scheme (WELS)
The most controversial topic of the Plumbing Supply Forum 2009, held at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney, Australia was the WELS Scheme and whether it is ... -
Lifecycle analysis
The term greenwash is now an integral part of the global vernacular. As 'green' products proliferate, it is important that the claims made are backed up ... -
Water saving initiatives require more public knowledge
A recent article which ran in Plumbing Connection magazine looked at water saving subsidies, the uptake of these subsidies and why so many people are yet ... -
Plumbing and construction should remain separate
Water saving initiatives are high on global government agendas, as the Australian spokseperson for IAPMO Stuart Henry knows first hand. -
Australian Standards come of age
The cream of Australia’s plumbing industry descended upon the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney for the 2009 Plumbing Supply Forum. -
Is swine flu a sanitary problem?
Before we look at what the World Health Organisation have to say about the current Swine Flu pandemic, take a look at the special feature attached ... -
Reductions in drainage stresses old plumbing systems
Downstream plumbing does not attract much interest until something goes wrong. Now with the emphasis on water conservation there are concerns that lower building drainage flows ...
