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IAPMO®, a global team of experts engaging industry and government for a safer built environment, last week conducted its 95th annual Education and Business Conference at the Planet Hollywood Las Vegas Resort and Casino. The event was co-located with ARCSA International’s Annual Conference.
Addressing the role and effectiveness of the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) focus on building codes in mitigating the impact of disasters, Jordan Krahenbuhl, executive director of the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors Association (PHCC) of Nevada and former IAPMO® Board of Directors member, was on Capitol Hill on Wednesday to advocate for the inclusion of all national model construction codes in FEMA’s numerous guidance documents.
IAPMO®, developer of the Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC®) and Uniform Mechanical Code (UMC®), is calling for public comments on the Reports on Proposals for the 2027 editions of these codes.
IAPMO® and the Pace Energy and Climate Center at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University (Pace) have agreed to jointly publish Chapter 17 of the Uniform Mechanical Code (UMC®) as a standalone document (IAPMO/UMC/Chapter 17-2024) to address the needs for enforceable safety provisions for geothermal district ambient temperature loop systems. Pace advised IAPMO on the development of this document.
IAPMO®, a global team of experts engaging with industry and government for a safer built environment, announced today the formation of a Young Professionals Committee, a breakthrough initiative designed to attract and empower the next generation of plumbing and mechanical industry leaders.
IAPMO® has proudly published a new white paper titled Adaptive Reuse: Converting Offices to Multi-Residential Family, a comprehensive analysis of the transformative approach to addressing housing shortages through the conversion of office spaces into residential units.
IAPMO’s Uniform Evaluation Service (UES) is pleased to announce that Refrigerated Solutions Group was granted UES Evaluation Report ER-936 to reference the 2023 City of Los Angeles Building Code. UES ER-936 states that the Nor-Lake and Master-Bilt Walk-in Cooler and Freezer Panels satisfy applicable code requirements. Architects, contractors, specifiers, and designers can now specify the Nor-Lake and Master-Bilt Walk-in Cooler and Freezer Panels with the approval of installations by code officials. UES ER-936 provides code officials with a concise summary of the product’s attributes and documentation of code compliance.
In accordance with the IAPMO Regulations Governing Committee Projects, IAPMO would like to announce that a tentative interim amendment (TIA) to the 2024 edition of the Uniform Mechanical Code (UMC®) is being submitted for public comment.
The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO®) is seeking volunteers with a technical background in plumbing system design to participate on the Water Demand Calculator® consensus body for the development of IAPMO Z1403.