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    IAPMO Supports White House Initiatives to Improve Global Water Security, Modernize Building Codes

    IAPMO Supports White House Initiatives to Improve Global Water Security, Modernize Building Codes

    Washington, D.C. — The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials® (IAPMO) strongly supports the White House initiatives announced Wednesday to address global water security and advance building codes and standards. These new action plans will assist communities in becoming more resilient to extreme weather events, such as drought, and have broader access to affordable water and sanitation services.

    In a related development, IAPMO also applauds the release of a report by the administration’s Drought Resilience Interagency Working Group. The report outlines the actions the Biden-Harris administration has taken across the federal government to date to improve drought-stricken communities’ longer-term resilience to drought through financial and technical assistance.

    The administration notes that extreme weather events not only threaten millions of U.S. homes each year, but also take an even greater toll on underserved communities.

    “These announcements from the White House target issues that are central to IAPMO’s work — improving the resiliency and water security of communities across America and the globe,” said Dain Hansen, IAPMO’s executive vice president of Government Relations. “IAPMO is heartened by the administration making these issues a priority and recognizing that every dollar invested in building code adoption provides 11 times more in savings by reducing damage and helping communities recover more quickly.

    “IAPMO stands ready to offer our technical expertise to communities seeking to improve their plumbing resiliency,” Hansen continued, “not only with our data-driven model Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC®) and Uniform Mechanical Code (UMC®) but with innovative tools such as our IAPMO Water Demand Calculator™ that correctly sizes plumbing pipes for high-efficiency fixtures and appliances while reducing construction costs.”


    New WPC Africa workgroup promotes regional collaboration and further Global Partnership at WorldSkills Africa 2025

    13 October 2025

    A first-of-its-kind workshop for African World Plumbing Council (WPC) member organizations was held alongside the WorldSkills Africa 2025 capacity-building program for Plumbing, hosted at the Fountain Gate Craft & Trades School in Lusaka, Zambia, from Sept. 1-5. This workshop assembled a team of proactive WPC representatives from Zambia, South Africa, and Rwanda for a first in-person meeting of WPC member organizations on the continent. 

    ASSE Seeks Working Group Members for Development of Four Professional Qualification Standards

    09 October 2025

    ASSE International is seeking working group members to update four professional qualification standards: ASSE 13000 Standard for Service Plumber and Residential Mechanical Service Technician; ASSE 15000 Standard for the Inspection, Testing and Maintenance of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems; ASSE 27000 Standard for Hybrid Fire Extinguishing Systems Personnel; and ASSE 29000 Standard for Personnel Related to Safe Pressure Testing of Piping Systems.

    IAPMO Solicits Public Comments for 2027 WE•Stand, USHGC, USPSHTC

    08 October 2025

    IAPMO®, publisher of the Water Efficiency and Sanitation Standard (WE•Stand), Uniform Solar, Hydronics and Geothermal Code (USHGC) and Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code (USPSHTC), is calling for public comments on the 2025 Report on Proposals (ROP) for the 2027 editions of these model codes, the preceding editions of which are American National Standards.

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