As IAPMO’s director of special services, Dave Viola oversees the association’s green building and sustainable construction codes initiative and is active in the education, code development, and promotion of IAPMO programs and services, including Uniform Plumbing Code, Uniform Mechanical Code, Green Plumbing and Mechanical Code Supplement and Uniform Solar Energy Code. Viola recently took time to talk to pme about a variety of topics, including green technology, IAPMO’s involvement with BIM and the association’s acquisition of Radiant Professionals Alliance.
DV: Green has not peaked by any means. The impending water crisis we will face here in this country and globally will provide incredible incentive and opportunity for corporations, entrepreneurs and inventors to develop new technologies to meet the need of a thirsty planet for years to come. While it’s difficult to predict specific technological advancements, we do anticipate seeing new leak detection and metering technologies that will provide much-needed insight into how water is being used within domestic and commercial buildings. We also believe solar thermal and radiant panel technologies have great potential for advancements in the short-term future.