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National High-Performance Buildings Week returns as an in-person event to Washington, D.C., for the first time since 2019, with the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO®) proudly continuing its nearly two decades of support and facilitation.
SCB (Systems Certification Body), part of The IAPMO Group, has been accredited by the ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB) to a new scope, ISO 13485:2016, Medical Devices — Quality Management Systems, a significant milestone for the certification body.
The 88th Texas Legislature this session has reaffirmed support for the Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC®). House Bill 2689 would have mandated that all jurisdictions in the state adopt the International Plumbing Code, thus limiting options for jurisdictions in Texas
International Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Foundation (IWSH) returned to Lowndes County, Alabama, recently to teach local high school students how to conduct household plumbing surveys that assess the quality and function of homes’ plumbing systems.
Thanks to an overwhelmingly positive response and the desire for it to be accessible to people around the globe, the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) is pleased to announce that “My Mom Is a Plumbing Superhero,” the first children’s book focused exclusively on women plumbers, is now also available in both Spanish-language and international English versions.
Photo taken during the event press conference. Left to right: Diah Wati Agustayani, ST – Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Expert Policy Analyst; Christopher Feather – US Embassy Jakarta, Commercial Officer; Shirley Dewi – IAPMO Group Indonesia, Senior Vice President; Tom Palkon – IAPMO Group, Chief Technical Services Officer; Dr. Kukuh S. Achmad, M.Sc – Chairman of BSN (Badan Standardisasi Nasional); Rifana Erni Arjakusumah – INAPLAS (The Indonesian Olefin, Aromatic and Plastic Industry Association) Administrator on Public Regulation; and Government Relation Muhajir – Chairman of APIN (The Indonesian Plumbing Association).
The Beaumont, Texas, city council has rejected the International Plumbing Code after decades of use and instead voted in favor of adopting the 2021 edition of the Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC®) as the plumbing code of practice protecting the health and safety of the city’s more than 100,000 residents.
The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO®) has published the 2024 editions of the Uniform Plumbing Code® (UPC) and Uniform Mechanical Code® (UMC) in both hardcopy and electronic versions, completing a three‐year consensus development cycle accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
Sajal Jain, a sixth-grade student at A.P.S. Senior Secondary School in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India, is the winner of the International Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (IWSH) Foundation’s 2023 poster contest.