#LohrThoughts is Thought-Leadership

“People think that plumbing is simple, but it is highly complex. Like strategy, systems-thinking is needed in order to avoid second-order consequences.”

Christoph Lohr, PE

List of Previous Speaking Engagements

Christoph has spoken at over 100 in-person and virtual events such as the ASPE Convention, Legionella Conferences, HITS Consortium, IAPMO Conference, WSI, NIBS, and the ACEEE Hot Water Forum. He has created, hosted, and/or spoken on over 30 podcast episodes. He has written over 100 articles and blog posts on the topics of water, legionella, medical gas, energy, strategy, and leadership. He is interested in discussing ideas beneficial to society and businesses. In respect to communication, he is pleasantly persuasive and can press a point when necessary. Christoph likes to brainstorm about a variety of subjects and also appreciates thinking through problems. A sampling of his previous speaking engagements and written work can be found below or by following the hashtag #LohrThoughts on social media:

Strategy
- Fishbowl - How to Up Your Game as a Leader (Virtual Event, September 2021)
- Fishbowl - Understanding Strategy and Leadership (Virtual Event, September 2021)
- Fishbowl - Learning how to Strategize (Virtual Event, October 2021)
Plumbing
- The Authority Podcast: Plumbing and Mechanical - Host - 20 episodes 2021-2022
- LiquiTalks Podcast - Host - 10 episodes in 2020
- Building Value Podcast - Guest - One Episode - August 2021
- (21st Century Plumbing Solutions (Building Innovation Conference 2022, Washington D.C.)
- Legionella Risk Mitigation Panel Discussion (2022 Emerging Water Technologies Symposium EWTS, San Antonio, May 2022)
- Various ASPE Chapter Events (Phoenix, Nevada, Los Angeles, Eastern Michigan 2015-Ongoing)
- Legionella Risk Mitigation Strategies and Legal Challenges for the Plumbing Engineer (ASPE 2018 Convention; Atlanta, GA)
- Hunter’s Curve Panel Discussion (ASPE 2018 Convention; Atlanta, GA)
- Plumbing System Design & Structural Contributing Risk Factors (Legionella 2018 Conference; Baltimore, MD)
- Legionella: Plumbing Risk Mitigation (Watts Healthcare Symposium; North Andover, MA)
- Legionella: Plumbing Design Methodology to Reduce Risk (ASPE Webinar)
- Plumbing Design: A Time for Change (2019 HIT Consortium; Buffalo, NY)
- Plumbing Engineering and Legionella: Where are the Gaps? (2019 Legionella Conference; Los Angeles, CA)
- Plumbing Engineering Panel at (2019 Legionella Conference; Los Angeles, CA)
- Arizona State University ASHRAE Panel Speaker on Construction Industry, September 2019; ASU Campus; Tempe, AZ
- Arizona State University School of Construction, Guest Lecturer, 2015-2019; ASU Campus; Tempe, AZ
- Arizona State University College of Engineering, Guest Lecturer, 2015-2019; ASU Campus; Tempe, AZ
- Arizona State University, School of Architecture, Guest Lecturer, 2019; ASU Campus; Tempe, AZ
- Legionella and Plumbing, November 2019; ASU Campus; Tempe, AZ
- Purdue University College of Engineering, Guest Lecturer, 2020; Virtual Seminar.

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Plumbing engineering industry outlook

Plumbing science is shifting quickly. The challenges of water conservation and water safety are just two examples of plumbing resiliency concerns. Understanding water quality will also become more crucial for plumbing engineering professionals moving forward. Therefore, professional development in the form of plumbing certifications and plumbing engineering licensing will be vital to help meet these challenges. But that won’t be enough. We need to change the conversation about plumbing engineerin…

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The plural sector and plumbing

I’d like to think that Prof. Mintzberg would view the ANSI-accredited process in a positive light. I imagine he would like the diverse representation in the process so that the perspectives and needs of different stakeholders are considered while being responsive and accountable to our 21st-century society's needs. In order to solve 21st-century society plumbing needs, we need engineering firms to support their experts and to “walk the walk, and not just talk the talk.”

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The water-energy nexus and water conservation

“We need to remember that water is energy intensive. For us to have water, we need cost-effective, dense and reliable energy sources. Plumbing systems require energy. For safety reasons, and based on current technological limitations, plumbing system energy reduction should be evaluated with extreme scrutiny. Finally, we need to take a systems approach when evaluating water conservation and energy reduction, both within the building and without. Only this type of holistic evaluation will allow us to make the best design happen inside the building.”