The Golden State is officially in on IAPMO’s Water Demand Calculator®. On July 1, California made Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC®) Appendix M — the Water Demand Calculator available for statewide use on a voluntary basis. In accordance with the move, IAPMO Vice President of Technical Services and Research Christoph Lohr, P.E., hosted a...

The Emerging Water Technology Symposium (EWTS) has enjoyed a history of great events, dating back to the inaugural back in 2008. Since then this important industry event has been convening every two years to tackle important issues facing the plumbing and water industries by taking a close look at the technologies being developed to meet...

Patricia Contreras could hardly believe her ears. She had just begun working at a large construction project in Los Angeles and being the only woman on the job site, inquired about the restroom facilities. “The project manager told me, ‘Hey, if you need to use the restroom, just walk down to the shopping center,’ which …...

With an eye toward Seattle mandating use this year of IAPMO’s Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC®) Appendix M — the Water Demand Calculator® — for multifamily buildings, the county and local ASSE and IAPMO chapters recently held an in-person training for inspectors, installers and design professionals. More than 40 installers, designers...