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The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) is pleased to announce that its Water Demand Calculator® has been included in the fourth edition of the American Water Works Association (AWWA) M22 Sizing Water Service Lines and Meters manual.
The Radiant Professionals Alliance (RPA) and professional/educational association Geothermal Rising (GR) have entered into a memorandum of understanding with the mutual goal of promoting and advancing technological innovations of geothermal systems. The partnership will engage RPA, GR and their respective members in technical activities coordination, education, advocacy, community engagement and policy, publications, and consistent leadership communication for more sustainable building operations and advancing the green economy.
The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO®) has published the 2023 edition of the Water Efficiency and Sanitation Standard (WE•Stand) in both hardcopy and electronic versions, completing a three-year consensus development cycle accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). This publication can be purchased through the IAPMO web store at the following URL: https://iapmostore.org/.
Former International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO®) CEO GP Russ Chaney has been named the recipient of the American National Standards Institute’s (ANSI) Chairman’s Award, which recognizes “exemplary contributions to the voluntary consensus standardization community and efforts to increase the critical voice of consumers in standardization activities.”
In accordance with the state of California making IAPMO’s Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC®) Appendix M — the Water Demand Calculator® — available for statewide use on a voluntary basis starting today, IAPMO is hosting a webinar that covers the benefits of using the tool to size plumbing in homes and apartment buildings.
In order to facilitate the development of an updated National Standard Plumbing Code — Illustrated (NSPC), the IAPMO NSPC Committee requests proposed changes to the 2024 NSPC. All proposals are due by Feb. 28, 2025. Proposals accepted by the technical committee will appear in the 2027 NSPC.
IAPMO’s Uniform Evaluation Service (UES) has granted UES Evaluation Reports ER-924 and ER-925 to Spray Foam Genie, referencing the 2021, 2018, 2015, and 2012, editions of the International Building Code® (IBC), the International Residential Code® (IRC), and the International Energy Conservation Code® (IECC). ER-924 and ER-925 state that Spray Foam Genie’s SFG 2.0 CC and SFG 1.7 CC satisfy applicable code requirements.
National High-Performance Buildings Week returns June 24-28 in Washington, D.C., with the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO®) proudly continuing its two decades of support for this annual event. High-Performance Buildings Week is organized by a private sector coalition of building industry stakeholders that support the High-Performance Buildings Coalition (HPBC), of which IAPMO is a founding member.
IAPMO’s Uniform Evaluation Service (UES) has granted UES Evaluation Reports-924 and 925 to Spray Foam Genie, referencing the 2021, 2018, 2015, and 2012, editions of the International Building Code® (IBC), the International Residential Code® (IRC), and the International Energy Conservation Code® (IECC). ER-924 and ER-925 state that Spray Foam Genie’s SFG 2.0 CC and SFG 1.7 CC satisfy applicable code requirements. This allows for the specification of SFG 2.0 CC, and SFG 1.7 CC by architects, contractors, specifiers, and designers, and approval of installations by code officials. ER-924 and ER-925 also provide code officials with a concise summary of the products’ attributes and documentation of code compliance.