Uniform Plumbing Code (IAPMO/ANSI UPC 1-2021)
If extraterrestrials landed on Earth, across homes, they would find furniture designed for similar purposes, lights in typical placements, an affinity for screens, and, of…
Flushing Away the Sanitation Crisis Without Flushing At All: Standardization and World Toilet Day 2017
In certain parts of the world, the toilet is, thankfully, an easily accessible device, one that rarely is given thought until nature calls. To all…
Sanitation in Construction – American National Standard ANSI/ASSE A10.25-2017
In a past post, we discussed guidelines for portable restrooms in construction sites, specifically the ANSI/PSAI Z4.3-2016 – Sanitation – Nonsewered Waste-Disposal Systems – Minimum…
AWWA G520-2017: Wastewater Collection System Operation and Management
Wastewater collection systems are one of the many important, yet often underappreciated, contributors to the sanitary conditions that the average person may take for granted….
ANSI/PSAI Z4.1-2016, Sanitation in Places of Employment
Places of employment are one of the foremost settings in the average individual’s life. Due to their significance, it is essential that these venues remain…
Next-Generation Toilets in IWA 24:2016 Could End Global Sanitation Crisis
While it may seem surprising to the many people who take such a thing for granted, much of the world lacks access to toilets. In…
Why the World Needs More Toilets
ANSI is currently working with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on ISO projects relating to next generation toilets. This idea might seem…