IAPMO urges its members and other interested parties to get involved in the code development process to ensure effectiveness in preserving the public’s health, safety, and welfare through fair and balanced development of the Uniform Codes.
Since 2019, Ferguson, IAPMO and IWSH have worked to provide support for the more than 2.2 million Americans living without access to clean water and proper sanitation and draw attention to the growing water crisis in the U.S.
I am often asked, “How do you remove the stranglehold that the union has on the Uniform Plumbing Code and Uniform Mechanical Code?” My answer is always the same — you outvote them at the Annual Conference at the end of the code change cycle.
The subcommittee will be chaired by IAPMO board member Raymond Boyd, United Association assistant director of Education and Training, and will meet before the end of the year.
For many years, IAPMO, along with industry partners, has worked with NIST to bring plumbing research to the fore — especially where it concerns efficiency, resiliency, and the emergence of waterborne threats such as legionella brought about by changes in how water moves through plumbing systems in the 21st century.