Ontario, Calif. — The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO®) is seeking volunteers to participate on the Technical Correlating Committee (TCC) to work toward the correlation of the 2027 editions of the Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC®) and Uniform Mechanical Code (UMC®). The deadline to submit an application is May 1.
Members are being sought in the following interest categories: manufacturer, user, installer/maintainer, labor, research/standards/testing laboratory, enforcing authority, consumer, and special expert. This committee is appointed by the IAPMO Standards Council in accordance with the IAPMO Regulations Governing Committee Projects.
The TCC is the body responsible for resolving conflicts, achieving correlation among the recommendations of the technical committees, and correcting errors and omissions. All persons wishing to apply to the TCC must complete an application for Technical Correlating Committee Membership (see link below), including a résumé of qualifications.
Anyone interested in serving can complete the application online using this link.
For specific information regarding the UPC/UMC TCC, please contact either Enrique Gonzalez at (909) 230-5535 or Taylor Duran at (909) 218-8126. Alternatively, you can email your questions to Enrique.Gonzalez@iapmo.org or Taylor.Duran@iapmo.org.
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