ne of the many hats I get to wear is that of president of the American Society of Plumbing Engineers Research Foundation. The foundation is involved in just what is says, research.
The green movement is killing water conservation. You read that right! This happens to be one of the unintended consequences of all the green codes and green ratings. It may appear strange, but when you follow the logic it makes sense.
When IAPMO switched in the 1990s to the consensus process for the development of the Uniform Plumbing Code, it knew it gave up some control of its document.
A heated debate ensued regarding flush volumes and flow rates. There was a change to require the water closet flush volume to be lowered to 1.3 gpf — the rounding up of a 1.28-gpf water closet.
If various proposed changes are accepted, the 2015 edition of the Uniform Plumbing Code could have a new look. The two-year cycle leading up to the next edition of the UPC will start with a meeting in Salt Lake City the last week of this month and the first week of May.