IAPMO Introduces WDC-Pro to Streamline Multi-Family Design
IAPMO® has launched WDC-Pro, a web-based tool designed to improve the efficiency and accuracy of water pipe sizing for multi-family, high-rise, and residential buildings.
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IAPMO Seeks USHGC Task Group Members Q4-2024
Ontario, Calif. — IAPMO® is seeking applicants to serve as technical experts on the Uniform Solar, Hydronics and Geothermal Code (USHGC) task groups.
The USHGC Technical Committee is seeking special subject experts to join the following task groups
- Solar Thermal Systems: The scope of this task group is to review and update current provisions for solar thermal systems to improve requirements for design, construction, and installation in both residential and commercial applications.
- Hydronics Systems: The scope of this task group is to review and update current provisions for hydronic piping systems to improve requirements for design, construction, location, and installation.
- Geothermal Energy Systems: The scope of this task group is to review and update current provisions for geothermal energy systems and distributed thermal energy networks to improve requirements for design, construction, location, and installation.
- Distributed Energy Resources (DERs): The scope of this task group is to establish requirements for integration of distributed energy resources in residential applications, including small-scale electricity generation and energy storage systems.
Task group members will participate via conference call or web meeting, provide their perspective on the code, and assist in drafting recommendations for action by the USHGC Technical Committee. Applicants are not required to be members of the USHGC Technical Committee.
Those interested in participating on the USHGC Task Groups may apply at the following URL: https://forms.iapmo.org/iapmo/committee/app_task_group.aspx
The deadline to apply is Dec. 6.
Interested individuals may also contact Taylor Duran at (909) 218-8126 or by email at taylor.duran@iapmo.org.
Austin, Texas, Adopts 2024 Uniform Codes
The Austin, Texas, city council has formally adopted the 2024 editions of the Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC®) and Uniform Mechanical Code (UMC®) as the plumbing and mechanical codes of practice protecting the health and safety of the city’s nearly 1 million residents. The Texas state capital and 11th most populous city in the United States has utilized the Uniform Codes since 1974.
Iowa Updates State Plumbing Code to 2024 UPC
The Iowa Public Health Department has updated Chapter 25 of the Iowa Administrative Code, “State Plumbing Code,” from the 2021 Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC®) to the 2024 edition. The update went into effect on March 26.