Be Prepared: A Shift in Water Heating is Coming
When Gregg Holladay stepped to the podium at IAPMO’s Annual Education and Business Conference, he got right to the point about a coming...
Strong Foundations, Shared Future
As IAPMO celebrates our 100th anniversary, the milestone is far more than a marker of time — it is a testament to a century of...
A Century of Protection: The Evolution and Impact of the Uniform Plumbing Code
Over the past century, plumbing regulation has evolved from fragmented local rules into a unified, consensus driven system that now...
ARCSA International Announces 2026 Technical Symposium: Advancing the Future of Rainwater and Stormwater Catchment and Use
As communities across the country face intensifying drought cycles, aging infrastructure, and growing demand for resilient water systems,...
The Evolution Of An Essential Trade
FROM 1926 TO 2026: HOW PLUMBING GREW SAFER, SMARTER AND MORE DIVERSE OVER THE PAST 100 YEARS IAPMO was created on May 17, 1926, by Los...
100 Years and 25,000 Miles: IAPMO’s Century of Circling the Globe
One hundred years ago, in 1926, a handful of Los Angeles plumbing inspectors took a coffee break that changed the world. As the story goes,...
Leading with Gratitude: Lessons from Those Who Came Before
I have been provided the great honor to serve the members of IAPMO as president, a responsibility I accept with pride and deference toward...
Code Quiz: First Quarter 2026
Questions related to the 2021 UPC Study Guide, Chapter 9, Vents: Questions related to the 2021 UMC Study Guide, Chapter 9, Installation of...
ANSWERS & ANALYSIS: First Quarter 2026
Taken from the Online Editions of the UPC & UMC Answers & Analysis SUBJECT: Solvent CementSECTION: 301.2 (2024 UPC) Question: Are...
UNIFORM CODES SPOTLIGHT
February 19, 2026 From the 2024 UPC Illustrated Training Manual, Chapter 5, WATER HEATERS 510.2.1 Vent Connector Maximum Length. The...