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Ontario, Calif. — In accordance with the IAPMO Regulations Governing Committee Projects, IAPMO would like to announce that a Tentative Interim Amendment (TIA) to the 2021 edition of the Uniform Mechanical Code (UMC®) is being submitted for public comment.
IAPMO R&T, North America’s premier third-party testing and certification body for plumbing, mechanical and water treatment products, is pleased to announce the promotion of Anish Desai to senior vice president of Product Certification.
The Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services has approved IAPMO’s Water Demand Calculator™ (WDC) as an alternate method for estimating the demand load for a building’s water supply and principle branches for one- and two-family dwellings in the state.
ASSE International has published the seventh edition of its Field Test Procedures Using Three-Valve and Five-Valve Test Kits booklet. Available in both hardcopy and digital versions, this easy-to-use booklet provides guides for testing ASSE 1013, Reduced Pressure Principle Backflow Prevention Assemblies (RP); ASSE 1015, Double Check Backflow Prevention Assemblies (DC); ASSE 1020, Pressure Vacuum Breaker Backflow Prevention Assemblies (PVB); and ASSE 1056, Spill Resistant Vacuum Breaker Backflow Prevention Assemblies (SRVB) using three-valve and five-valve test kits.
The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO®) is pleased to announce the promotion of D.J. Nunez to executive vice president of Field Services.
The 2022 editions of the California Plumbing Code (CPC®) and California Mechanical Code (CMC®) have been formally released. Both the hardcopy and eBook versions, viewable on computers, tablets and smart phones, can be purchased and downloaded via the IAPMO web store.
Backflow prevention is the backbone of what ASSE International does. Therefore, we include some backflow articles or columns in each edition of Working Pressure magazine.
More than 1.57 million Americans live without a toilet or tap at home, costing the U.S. economy $8.58 billion every year, according to a report produced by DigDeep with contributions from partners including the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO®).
The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO®) has published IAPMO/UPC/Appendix M-2021, Peak Water Demand Calculator, as a standalone document. This document is a direct extract from Appendix M of the 2021 Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC®), which was developed via an ANSI-accredited development process.