Chicago has been known as the last major city in the United States that still mandates lead and oakum cast iron systems in buildings. No-hub fittings have never been allowed in the Chicago Plumbing Code. What is interesting is that caulking tools used to make lead and oakum joints are normally found in the plumbing museum.

There is no safe level of lead in drinking water. With this in mind, eliminating lead exposure via drinking water has been an incessant goal for regulatory agencies for several decades.

No proposals will be accepted after the 5 p.m. PST deadline on March 4, 2022.

With the first in-person code hearing since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a question of how many people would show up for the ICC meeting. Walking in on the first morning, it was shocking to see a full room. 

First published in 2007, this is the fourth edition of IAPMO Z1001 and the first to be published as an ANS and NSC.

Last month, ICC completed the technical code changes to the 2024 Edition of the International Plumbing Code (IPC), International Mechanical Code (IMC) and International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC). Yes, you read that correctly — the 2024 editions of these codes.

The deadline to apply is Oct. 22.

The board is responsible for the Code Council’s strategic direction, while also acting as the voice of the association’s membership.

Individual building safety professionals and organizations were recognized by ICC for going above and beyond for their communities, the industry and the association.

No comments will be accepted after the 5 p.m. PST deadline on Jan. 4, 2022. All public comments will be distributed to the technical committee members in March and reviewed at their meetings, May 2-5, 2022, in Anaheim, California.