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By Mike Flenniken

Vancouver Leads the Way on IAPMO’s Water Demand Calculator

BRITISH COLUMBIA MANDATES METHOD FOR RAINWATER REUSE WITH EYE ON REQUIRING FOR POTABLE SYSTEMS IN FUTURE

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By Mike Flenniken

Ukrainian Plumbing Champions Take Center Stage at WorldSkills

PLUMBERS FROM WAR-TORN NATION BUILD SKILLS FOR THE FUTURE, EXPRESSING GRATITUDE FOR THOSE WHO MAKE IT POSSIBLE BACK HOME AND ABROAD

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By Mike Flenniken

Up to Code on California’s Charmingly Cozy Coast

SANTA BARBARA KEEPS ITS BUILDING & SAFETY DIVISION INSPECTORS BUSY DESPITE THERE BEING LITTLE ROOM FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION

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Story by Mike Flenniken

CAL-MEX Aerospace Expo Highlights International Business Opportunities

IAPMO SCB PARTICIPATES IN EVENT CONNECTING CALIFORNIAN AND MEXICAN MANUFACTURERS AND SUPPLIERS

What’s Next for BEST?

March 28, 2023 • Column • Views: 24

VERSION 6.1 STAYS IN STEP WITH INDUSTRY TRENDS BY ADDRESSING MAXIMUM ELECTRICAL DEMAND AND HEAT RECOVERY Since it was first introduced by the Hydronic Industry Alliance-Commercial (HIA-C) Committee of IAPMO’s Radiant Professionals Alliance in 2015, the Building Efficiency System Tool (BEST) has continually evolved in response to a...

Getting Efficient With Heat Pump Water Heaters

March 28, 2023 • Column • Views: 145

If you have a customer who needs a new electric water heater and would like to reduce their electric bill and carbon footprint, they might be interested in switching to a heat pump water heater (HPWH). While a heat pump water heater will save significant energy on a year-round basis, customers need to be aware …...

2021 Uniform Plumbing Code Seminar Review

March 28, 2023 • Column • Views: 403

CIRCUIT VENTING AND THE UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE Presented by Des Moines, Iowa, plumbing inspector and IAPMO Board of Directors member Brian Hamner, the Uniform Plumbing Code® (UPC) seminar at IAPMO’s 93rd annual Education and Business Conference discussed provisions of the UPC pertaining to circuit-venting. An Iowa native, Hamner has...

IAPMO Publishes Children’s Coloring Book

February 28, 2023 • Column • Feature • Views: 87

‘MY MOM IS A PLUMBING SUPERHERO’ CELEBRATES WOMEN PLUMBERS, PROMOTES JOBS IN THE TRADE TO YOUNGER AUDIENCE “My Mom is a Plumbing Superhero” is the first children’s book focused exclusively on women plumbers, lifting up their contributions to public health. IAPMO partnered with real-life superhero plumber Judaline Cassidy, a...

Program Continues at ISH 2023

February 28, 2023 • Column • Views: 30

The International Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Foundation (IWSH) will partner with the World Plumbing Council (WPC) to host a Plumbing Champions training workshop during ISH 2023, the world’s leading trade fair for the HVAC and water industries, March 13-17 at Messe Frankfurt in Frankfurt, Germany. A team of international plumbers...

New Plumbing Champions Program Builds International Connections

February 28, 2023 • Column • IWSH • Views: 36

Hello, everyone. I’m delighted to update you on all the exciting things already underway as we begin 2023. Last year came to a gratifying close with IWSH front and center at the WorldSkills Special Edition 2022 Plumbing and Heating competition, hosted at GROHE Technikum — a working factory and manufacturing plant with approximately...

IWSH Award Winners Deserve Recognition and Our Deepest Gratitude

January 6, 2023 • Column • IWSH • Views: 1

Hello and thank you for taking the time to check in on our latest IWSH updates. As you have been reading throughout this new issue of Official, September 2022 was a special month for the whole IAPMO community as the annual IAPMO Education and Business Conference returned in-person following a two-year virtual alternative. It was …...

IAPMO R&T’s Product Certification Committee: Giving Clients an Additional Level of Assurance

January 6, 2023 • Column • Views: 55

Manufacturers have many options when it comes to having their products certified. However, only IAPMO offers a committee of knowledgeable industry experts who take a final look to ensure compliance with applicable codes and standards. Unlike other product certifiers, where product certification decisions are made solely by technical...