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Why Urbanization and Millennials Will Rule the Housing Market
February 11, 2016
To understand U.S. housing market trends for 2016 and beyond, think density, millennials, sustainability, and energy efficiency.
From Power Drencher to Super Soaker
February 11, 2016
Lonnie G Johnson, African-American inventor and engineer, created the Super Soaker in 1982 out of small diameter PVC pipe and a 2-liter bottle.
From Durban to Boulder, a Quest for Climate Resilience at City Scale
February 8, 2016
From Durban to Boulder, chief resilience officers are taking global climate models and adapting them to address climate planning in their cities.
With PVC, Cities Realize Cost Savings for Ratepayers
February 3, 2016
Vinyl Institute President Dick Doyle writes in Municipal Water Leader about how cities are using PVC pipe to realize cost savings for rate payers.
Fallacies and Facts About Chlor-Vinyl Dioxin Emissions
January 29, 2016
Perkins+Will (P+W) and the Healthy Building Network (HBN) released a paper in November that grossly misrepresents relevant publicly available data and leaves readers misinformed about the U.S. vinyl resin manufacturers’ environmental performance and continual improvements in reducing emissions over the last 20 years.
Building Product Manufacturers: What We Learned at the CSI Master Specifiers Retreat
January 28, 2016
A recent U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) survey revealed that $271 billion is needed to maintain the nation’s wastewater infrastructure.
EPA Survey Shows Billions Needed for Nation’s Wastewater Infrastructure
January 28, 2016
A recent U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) survey revealed that $271 billion is needed to maintain the nation’s wastewater infrastructure.
Flint’s Drinking Water Meets the EPA Definition of Toxic Waste
January 28, 2016
As a part of its cost-saving efforts, Flint, MI, drew water from the Flint river - and degraded the city’s already deteriorating water infrastructure.