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    IAPMO Seeks Input on the Development of IAPMO Z124.10 as Canadian National Standard

    IAPMO Seeks Input on the Development of IAPMO Z124.10 as Canadian National Standard

    06 January 2022

    The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO®) is seeking Canadian input in the development of IAPMO Z124.10, Water Closet and Urinal Partitions, as a National Standard of Canada. Canadian regulators, consumers and other professionals with technical background in plumbing and mechanical systems, such as jurisdictional authorities, laboratory and educational facility representatives, are requested to provide comments by no later than Feb. 21, 2022.

    Lincoln, Nebraska, Adopts 2018 Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC®)

    Lincoln, Nebraska, Adopts 2018 Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC®)

    20 December 2021

    Nebraska’s second most populous city, Lincoln, has chosen to maintain the highest level of health and safety standards available for plumbing by formally adopting the 2018 edition of the Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC<sup>®)</sup>, updating from the 2012 editions effective Dec. 27.

    IAPMO Seeks Technical Subcommittee Members for Development of National Standard IAPMO Z1095

    IAPMO Seeks Technical Subcommittee Members for Development of National Standard IAPMO Z1095

    06 December 2021

    The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO®) is seeking volunteers, with technical background in plumbing systems and specific knowledge of plumbing pipe support hangers and hooks — such as jurisdictional authorities, testing lab and educational facility representatives, as well as manufacturing experts — to participate on the IAPMO Z1095 Technical Subcommittee (TSC).

    Sedgwick County and Wichita, Kansas, Adopt 2021 UPC as Only Plumbing Code

    Sedgwick County and Wichita, Kansas, Adopt 2021 UPC as Only Plumbing Code

    02 December 2021

    The Sedgwick County, Kansas, Board of Commissioners has unanimously voted to end the adoption of a dual plumbing code and adopt only the 2021 Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC<sup>®</sup>), with county-specific amendments. Soon after the action by the Board of Commissioners, the city of Wichita also unanimously voted to adopt the 2021 UPC and align its plumbing code with the surrounding county.

    IWSH #GivingTuesday Project to Benefit Primary School in Rwanda

    IWSH #GivingTuesday Project to Benefit Primary School in Rwanda

    22 November 2021

    This #GivingTuesday, Nov. 30, the International Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Foundation (IWSH) is working with the Rwanda Plumbers Organization (RPO) to launch the construction of new toilet and hand-washing facilities for Munazi Primary School in Gisagara District, Southern Province.

    IAPMO Seeks Input on Development of IAPMO Z1117 and IAPMO Z1154 as Canadian National Standards

    IAPMO Seeks Input on Development of IAPMO Z1117 and IAPMO Z1154 as Canadian National Standards

    15 November 2021

    The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO<sup>®</sup>) is seeking Canadian input in the development of IAPMO Z1117, Press Connections, and IAPMO Z1154, Shower and Tub/Shower Enclosures, Bathtubs with Glass Pressure‐Sealed Doors, and Shower/Steam Panels, as National Standards of Canada. Canadian regulators, consumers, and other professionals with technical background in plumbing and mechanical systems, such as jurisdictional authorities, laboratory, and educational facility representatives, are requested to provide comments by no later than Jan. 11.

    2020 Water Efficiency and Sanitation Standard (WE•Stand) Published as American National Standard

    2020 Water Efficiency and Sanitation Standard (WE•Stand) Published as American National Standard

    02 November 2021

    The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO<sup>®</sup>) has published the 2020 Water Efficiency and Sanitation Standard (WE•Stand) as an American National Standard. Developed by IAPMO and first published in 2017, WE•Stand is the first-ever standard that focuses solely on achieving safe and efficient water use in residential and non-residential buildings.

    IAPMO and TCNA to Jointly Develop Consensus Standard for Fabricated Shower Tiling Kits and Receptors

    IAPMO and TCNA to Jointly Develop Consensus Standard for Fabricated Shower Tiling Kits and Receptors

    01 November 2021

    The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO<sup>®</sup>) and the Tile Council of North America, Inc. (TCNA) have agreed to jointly develop an American and Canadian National Standard for fabricated shower tiling kits and receptors. Applying the procedures of the American National Standards Institute’s (ANSI) Accredited Standards Committee (ASC) A108, to which TCNA serves as Secretariat, and IAPMO’s accredited Canadian Standards Development procedures, the consensus standard will be available for use by specifiers in the United States and Canada.

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