The American Society of Plumbing Engineers has announced that its Certified In Plumbing Engineering program will now include the designation of Certified Plumbing Designer. The enhancement is being made to alleviate some of the problems encountered with the term "engineer" in the C.I.P.E. designation.
According to ASPE, "One overall difficulty in with the current C.I.P.E. designation is the name itself. In order to meet the goal of establishing a nationally recognized certification program, it would be best to not have an expectation or give an indication of a program that could be construed to be in conflict with or adjunct to the Professional Engineer (P.E.) registration. Simply the use of the term 'engineer' has already raised a number of questions and objections to the use of C.I.P.E. In many areas, it is not permitted without running afoul of some state registration laws."