BALTIMORE, MD — Jeffrey W. Edwards, CPD, GPD, Chief of Plumbing and Fire Protection Engineering with Mueller Associates, recently accepted a National Award of Merit from the American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE) on behalf of the Baltimore ASPE chapter. Edwards was presented with the award at the 2019 ASPE Technical Symposium in Pittsburgh.

For the past three years, Edwards has served as President of the Baltimore ASPE chapter, overseeing strategic planning for the organization, as well as local events and educational opportunities related to plumbing and fire protection engineering. In June 2019, Edwards was honored with ASPE’s Region 1 Director’s Award.

Under his leadership, the chapter has grown to include an ASPE Young Professionals liaison and a Women of ASPE liaison. In the spring of 2019, Edwards helped organize a National Engineers Week event at the Baltimore Engineers Club. The Baltimore chapter also hosted a pipe assembly event at a local plumbing steamfitters’ union for young engineers.

Edwards has been with Mueller Associates for nearly 35 years and has more than 50 years of industry experience. He specializes in the design of plumbing and fire protection systems, including domestic water distribution, sanitary waste, stormwater piping, sprinkler systems and medical gas and vacuum systems.