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The Houston City Council, representing the nation’s fourth most populous city, has voted to adopt the 2021 editions of the Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC®) and Uniform Mechanical Code (UMC®). This vote follows an extensive review conducted as part of the city’s Construction Code Modernization Project, which involved more than 200 community stakeholders representing more than 50 construction and industry associations.
ASSE International is seeking members for two separate working groups to update standards for Performance Requirements for Backflow Prevention Devices used on Commercial Dishwashing Machines (ASSE 1004) and Performance Requirements for Dielectric Pipe Unions (ASSE 1079).
Dave Viola, CEO of the IAPMO Group of the United States, was elected for a three-year term as chair of the World Plumbing Council (WPC) at the 2023 World Plumbing Conference, concluding last week in Shanghai, China, and via remote online channels.
IAPMO EGS, The IAPMO Group’s testing and certification division for electrical products, is pleased to announce a scope expansion as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) recognized by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
IAPMO EGS, The IAPMO Group’s testing and certification division for electrical products, has been recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide ENERGY STAR® certification to nine product groups
The deadline to submit an abstract for the eighth biennial Emerging Water Technology Symposium (EWTS) has been extended to Nov. 15.
In the lead up to the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors Association’s (PHCC) Connect Conference taking place in Cleveland, Ohio, the International Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Foundation (IWSH®) thanks the PHCC Educational Foundation for its platinum level sponsorship.
PT. IAPMO Group Indonesia has been appointed by the Republic of Indonesia Ministry of Industry as a conformity assessment body with certification and testing capabilities for glass products based on the several Indonesian National Standards for glass.
The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO®) and the Medical Gas Resiliency Task Group are seeking the public’s initial input for development of the Manual of Recommended Practice for Medical Gas Resiliency. On Sept. 15, 2021, IAPMO initiated the Medical Gas Resiliency Task Group to create a manual to provide code enhanced and adoptable language for medical gas piping systems and include innovative approaches toward resiliency.