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In order to facilitate the development of an updated National Standard Plumbing Code — Illustrated™ (NSPC), the IAPMO NSPC Committee requests proposed changes to the 2021 NSPC. All proposals are due by March 1, 2022. Proposals accepted by the technical committee will appear in the 2024 NSPC.
IAPMO Oceania recently hosted its inaugural Product Information Session, an opportunity for attendees to learn about the latest technology and interact with industry leaders.
IAPMO’s Uniform Evaluation Service (UES) is pleased to announce that Fyfe Company, LLC, was granted UES Evaluation Report ER-595 to reference the International Building Code® (IBC), the International Residential Code® (IRC), the California Building Code (CBC), the California Residential Code (CRC), the Los Angeles Building Code (LABC) and the Los Angeles Residential Code (LARC).
IAPMO R&T, North America’s premier third-party testing and certification body for plumbing, mechanical and water treatment products, has been transitionally approved and licensed to certify soil moisture-based irrigation controllers (also known as soil moisture sensors or SMSs) to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new final WaterSense® specification.
Dr. Richard Thorsten, chief impact officer for Water.org, and Robert Puente, president and CEO of the San Antonio Water System, will deliver the keynote addresses at the seventh Emerging Water Technology Symposium (EWTS), scheduled for May 10-11 in San Antonio. The EWTS is co-convened by the Alliance for Water Efficiency (AWE), the American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE), the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) and Plumbing Manufacturers International (PMI).
IAPMO R&T is proud to announce a new service, performing NIST SP 800-171 gap analysis and compliance assessments for Department of Defense primary and subcontractors to help them comply with Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) regulations. IAPMO R&T has streamlined the entire process, reducing the time and resources needed to obtain and demonstrate compliance.
Today the IAPMO Board of Directors announced that IAPMO Chief Operating Officer/Executive Vice President Dave Viola has been appointed to chief executive officer effective Jan. 1, 2021, taking over for GP Russ Chaney, who is retiring after a quarter-century at the helm of the 95-year-old association. IAPMO will continue to benefit from Chaney’s leadership skills and experience as an executive adviser to the CEO.
IAPMO R&T, North America’s premier third-party testing and certification body for plumbing, mechanical and water treatment products, has enlisted the services of Martin Weiss as Continuous Compliance Inspector for current and prospective European clients
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released its long-awaited final regulation on the “Use of Lead Free Pipes, Fittings, Fixtures, Solder and Flux for Drinking Water.” IAPMO has been an active participant in the rule-making process from the beginning and submitted numerous comments for consideration.