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A 2010 amendment to the New York City Plumbing Code requiring that a wide range of plumbing fixtures bear the WaterSense® label (or have been certified as meeting the same efficiency standards) if they are to be sold or installed within city limits will go into effect on July 1, giving manufacturers one more month to make proper preparations.
APMO R&T, North America’s premier third-party certification body for plumbing and mechanical products, last week attended the 2012 Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (KBIS) in Chicago, one of the largest trade events in the United States bringing together kitchen and bath dealers, designers, architects, remodelers, wholesalers and custom builders for residential and commercial kitchens and bathrooms.
IAPMO R&T, North America’s premier third-party certification body for plumbing and mechanical products, has completed WaterSense® certification of Encino, Calif.,‐based Cyber Rain’s line of weather‐based commercial and residential irrigation controllers, making IAPMO R&T the first third‐party certification body to certify such a product as meeting this latest WaterSense efficiency specification.
IAPMO R&T, North America’s premier third-party certification body for plumbing and mechanical products, has added a Canadian equivalent to its popular United States Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) listing program.
Recent actions taken by Louisiana’s Department of Health and Hospitals distinguish IAPMO R&T as an approved provider of third‐party certification of solar water heaters within the Pelican State.
Recent revisions to the city of Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety’s (LADBS) rules and regulations concerning third‐party certification bodies impact some organizations — but not IAPMO R&T.
On Jan. 1, 2013, Louisiana will join the growing list of U.S. states, counties and cities to strongly regulate the lead content within pipes, fittings and fixtures that come into contact with potable water. IAPMO R&T is already assisting manufacturers by offering certification to the imminent new mandate.
IAPMO R&T, North America’s premier third-party certification body for plumbing and mechanical products, has earned approval to begin certifying weather‐based irrigation controllers to the U.S. EPA’s new final specification for the WaterSense® consumer product‐labeling program, the first outdoor product category eligible to earn the WaterSense® label.
In an effort to help current and prospective listees weather these trying economic times, IAPMO R&T is again freezing all of its fees in 2012, continuing to deliver the same outstanding service and the most credible Marks of Conformity in the industry at 2010 prices.