The free IAPMO Codes app also serves as a vehicle to contact the technical staff about any code questions, apply for technical committees or request information about the code development process.

Every three years the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials publishes a revised and updated version of its signature codes — the Uniform Plumbing Code and the Uniform Mechanical Code. 

The 2017 Water Efficiency and Sanitation Standard (WE•Stand) was the culmination of a 10-year effort to develop codified water-efficiency provisions that would result in a 20% reduction in water use from the minimum code requirements contained in the Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC).

The Division of Codes and Standards, which is part of the state’s Department of Community Affairs, adopted the NSPC with state-specific amendments on Sept. 3.

The deadline to apply is Aug. 31.

Here’s your chance to become a certified Residential Plumbing Inspector. Let the Learning Center at the International Code Council be your training guide during a one-month online webinar series beginning July 9.

Elegance is the name of the game with modern bathrooms. To keep up with the demands of the public, the plumbing codes and standards have changed regarding modern bathrooms. Some changes are for the good; others, well, we will have to see.

Did you know there is a specification for water leak detection products that protects your customers’ home or business from damage caused by leaking pipes?

The committees intend to present the agreement  to the appropriate ASHRAE approving bodies at the upcoming ASHRAE conference at AHR Expo in Atlanta.