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IAPMO®, developer of the Uniform Solar, Hydronics and Geothermal Code (USHGC®) and Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code (USPSHTC®), has posted online the 2025 Report on Proposals for the 2027 editions of these prospective American National Standard-designated model codes.
IAPMO® and the American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE) have renewed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), now incorporating ASSE International and ARCSA International, to jointly advance and promote the mutual interests of education, regulations, design, specifications, installation, and inspection of plumbing systems, as well as training, testing and certifying qualified professionals to perform design work responsive to the need to conserve and protect water supplies, and reduce energy use connected to delivery and use of water.
IAPMO®, developer of the Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC®) and Uniform Mechanical Code (UMC®), has posted online the 2025 Report on Comments (ROC) for the 2027 editions of these American National Standard-designated model codes. The ROC includes the committee actions as discussed during the May 6-8 technical committee meetings, the electronic ballot results as balloted between May 19-June 16, and the Technical Correlating Committee actions on all comments received for the 2027 editions.
As a publication produced by IAPMO for public distribution, Official provides cutting-edge news and views of association leadership and is the first source for breaking information on proposed code changes and other developments. Official is read by some of the most influential members of the construction industry and related manufacturers.
Working Pressure, official magazine of ASSE International, is a quarterly magazine distributed in print to ASSE International members and online to the public and ASSE-certified professionals. Working Pressure covers the full demographic range of our readers, which includes backflow prevention, plumbing/mechanical, water quality, HVAC, fire protection, medical gas, and water utility.
BP Journal’s content focuses on cross-connection control and backflow prevention, including articles about municipal water programs, cross-connection industry news and updates, along with backflow testing and repair issues. It also highlights product innovations, cross-connection control regulations, and other topics vital to the irrigation, design, inspection, fire protection, plumbing, and mechanical aspects of backflow prevention and cross-connection control.
UniformCodes.org is a public-facing resource created to explain plumbing and mechanical codes, and their impact on communities. Visitors can learn about Uniform Plumbing Code® (UPC) and Uniform Mechanical Code®, plumbing resiliency, and more through articles, guides, and free downloads.
Check out the latest episode of The Authority Podcast
Water is one of our most precious resources, yet we waste billions of gallons every year—often without even realizing it. But what if the biggest solution wasn’t flashy new technology, but something as simple as the toilet, showerhead, or faucet in your home? In this episode of The Authority Podcast: Plumbing Mechanical, host Christophe Lohr welcomes back Kerry Stackpole, CEO & Executive Director of Plumbing Manufacturers International (PMI), for a powerful conversation about how everyday plumbing fixtures are already making a massive impact in the fight for water conservation. Thanks to the U.S. EPA’s WaterSense program, these unsung heroes have saved an astonishing 8.7 trillion gallons of water—enough to sustain millions of families. But there’s still so much more to do.
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