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IAPMO® is pleased to announce that Shirley Dewi has been promoted to executive vice president of IAPMO R&T, where she will provide strategic leadership and oversight for the organization’s certification and compliance operations, including Product Certification, the Systems Certification Body (SCB) and Continuous Compliance.
Construction Products Group of IAPMO’s Uniform Evaluation Service (UES) is now an accredited certification body (ISO/IEC 17065) for The Polymeric Exterior Products Association’s (PEPA) VSI Product Certification Program and a PEPA member.
IAPMO®, a global team of experts engaging industry and government for a safer built environment, last week conducted its 2026 annual Education and Business Conference at the Sheraton Universal Hotel in Universal City, concluding the association’s yearlong celebration of its founding 100 years ago in the City of Angels.
As a publication produced by IAPMO for public distribution, Official provides cutting-edge news and views of association leadership and is the first source for breaking information on proposed code changes and other developments. Official is read by some of the most influential members of the construction industry and related manufacturers.
Working Pressure, official magazine of ASSE International, is a quarterly magazine distributed in print to ASSE International members and online to the public and ASSE-certified professionals. Working Pressure covers the full demographic range of our readers, which includes backflow prevention, plumbing/mechanical, water quality, HVAC, fire protection, medical gas, and water utility.
UniformCodes.org is a public-facing resource created to explain plumbing and mechanical codes, and their impact on communities. Visitors can learn about Uniform Plumbing Code® (UPC) and Uniform Mechanical Code®, plumbing resiliency, and more through articles, guides, and free downloads.
Check out the latest episode of The Authority Podcast
Water is one of our most precious resources, yet we waste billions of gallons every year—often without even realizing it. But what if the biggest solution wasn’t flashy new technology, but something as simple as the toilet, showerhead, or faucet in your home? In this episode of The Authority Podcast: Plumbing Mechanical, host Christophe Lohr welcomes back Kerry Stackpole, CEO & Executive Director of Plumbing Manufacturers International (PMI), for a powerful conversation about how everyday plumbing fixtures are already making a massive impact in the fight for water conservation. Thanks to the U.S. EPA’s WaterSense program, these unsung heroes have saved an astonishing 8.7 trillion gallons of water—enough to sustain millions of families. But there’s still so much more to do.
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