Plumbing Engineers Growing Together, with ASPE's Bryan Hutton

*NEW PODCAST* The association's president charts its progress on certification, mentorship, and collaboration.

Oct. 15, 2025

Key Highlights

ASPE President is aiming to elevate the science and profession of plumbing engineering;
Hutton will seek reelection to 2d term in 2026;
Professional certification efforts have led to development of first NCES Examination in Plumbing Engineering;
ASPE recently signed a key Memorandum of Understanding with other industry groups;
ASPE is ramping up technology education;
Increasing focus on mentoring, inclusion; and creating pathways for next generation;
Emphasizing three essential practices for ASPE members: Gratitude; Listening; and Collaboration.

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HPAC On The Air welcomes back the president of the American Society of Plumbing Engineers, Bryan Hutton, CPD, FASPE, to give us a progress report on his two-year term in office. Much is happening regarding professional certification, plumbing codes and infrastructure repairs and upgrades across the U.S., he says, but the key to it everything will be project team-building, multi-disciplinary collaboration and professional growth.

"Our emphasis is on three things: Gratitude, Listening, and Collaboration," says Hutton, stressing the common purpose and shared mission of ASPE members. "We design systems that bring people together around something universal: WATER. That's a unifier."

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About the Author

Rob McManamy

Editor in Chief

An industry reporter and editor since 1987, McManamy joined HPAC Engineering in September 2017, after three years with BuiltWorlds.com, a Chicago-based media startup focused on tech innovation in the built environment. He has been covering design and construction issues for more than 30 years, having started at Engineering News-Record (ENR) in New York, before becoming its Midwest Bureau Chief in 1990. In 1998, McManamy was named Editor-in-Chief of Design-Build magazine, where he served for four years. He subsequently worked as an editor and freelance writer for Building Design + Construction and Public Works magazines.

A native of Bronx, NY, he is a graduate of both the University of Virginia, and The John Marshall Law School in Chicago.

Contact him at [email protected].