More than 20 people representing 15 industry organizations attended the 2023 Plumbing Industry Leadership Coalition meeting at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) campus in Gaithersburg, Maryland in May.
PILC members were welcomed by Laurie Locascio, director of NIST, who expressed support for premise plumbing research prior to the meeting. Other NIST representatives included Natascha Milesi-Ferretti; Bill Healy, Ph.D.; Andrew Persily, Ph.D.; and David Yashar, Ph.D. The NIST representatives gave PILC attendees a tour of the institute’s premise plumbing research labs.