Polypropylene pipe is officially included in the 2014 California Plumbing Code as part of the new California Building Standards Commission (CBSC) codes that took effect January 1, 2014.

Recently, pme interviewed Russ Chaney, CEO of The  IAPMO Group, about his organization that develops the Uniform Plumbing, Mechanical, Swimming Pool and Solar Energy Codes, tests and certifies plumbing and mechanical products in the United States and overseas.

IAPMO promotes Dave Viola to COO and hires Lee Mercer to VP of industry relations.

ASPE celebrates 50 years of advancing plumbing engineering.

American Society of Plumbing Engineers and the Water Quality Association have agreed to promote and advance three WQA standards for recognition as consensus by the American National Standards Institute.

One of the common questions regarding the ICC International Residential Code is: Will the mandatory sprinkler requirements remain? The answer is a resounding yes! The 2015 ICC International Residential Code will continue to require all one- and two-family dwellings and townhouses to have sprinklers.

IAPMO/ANSI S1001.1, Design and Installation of Solar Water Heating Systems has been approved by ANSI as an American National Standard.

cdpACCESS maintains the high level of integrity ICC’s code development processis known for and is expected to increase participation.

The latest news from ASPE and Precis Engineering.

This resource breaks down all the codes so that students can easily identify key changes and their real-world applications.