Rahm Emanuel, the former Mayor of Chicago and former White House Chief of Staff for President Barack Obama, has a line that he often repeats: “Never allow a good crisis to go to waste.” 

A few days ago, I just celebrated another birthday. 

ICC announced the publication of the 2021 International Plumbing Code (IPC) and International Mechanical Code (IMC). 

COVID-19 has added some interesting discussions to our daily life. I received a phone call regarding the amount of water used to wash our hands for 20 seconds. It is fascinating how everyone now understands that 20 seconds is required for proper handwashing.

Earlier this year, I received an announcement to go to the ICC website and read the Plumbing Code Economic Impact Report. 

For the last 43 years, I have been a “road warrior” consulting engineer. On average, I travel between 180 and 220 days a year. 

This is the second and final part of Julius Ballanco’s series on a water closet murder case he was asked to testify in. This is not Julius’ first rodeo when it comes to water closet murder cases. For his previous columns on this subject, visit PMEngineer.com.

I received a phone call in November 2006 from the deputy coroner of LaSalle County, Illinois, stating that it thinks it may have a similar case to the one I dealt with in Wisconsin. 

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.