The day after Donald Trump was elected president of the United States, I told my wife, “It will be an interesting four years.” How prophetic that has been! 

The ICC held its annual conference and code change hearings in Las Vegas (Clark County) the last two weeks of October. 

I recently finished reading the Dan Abram’s book, “Theodore Roosevelt for the Defense: The Courtroom Battle to Save His Legacy,” about Theodore Roosevelt’s trial where he was accused of defamation and libel.

Editor’s Note: Julius teamed up with Daikin Applied’s Phil Johnson, P.E., to author this piece.

At the IAPMO Plumbing Technical Committee meeting in Denver, Colorado, there were many changes proposed to add requirements from the IAPMO WE-Stand to the appendix of the Uniform Plumbing Code.

When you serve on the IAPMO Plumbing Technical Committee, you try to predict what subject matter will be the hot topic for the hearings.

The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials WE-Stand meeting started off with a change in the agenda to discuss blackwater reuse.

The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) recently published the monograph of proposed changes to the WE-Stand, which is short for Water Efficiency and Sanitation Standard. The document was previously identified as the Green Supplement.

The one cry we hear from building owners is, “There are never enough shutoff valves where you need them.”