How Products Get Certified
My colleague Terry Burger has written about the relationship between codes and standards. The goal of this article is to help people...
Women – and Men – Supporting Women in the Industry
Calling all women in the industry! This fall, Trades Women Build Nations (TWBN) will be hosting its annual conference in New Orleans. Not...
Code Quiz | Third Quarter 2024
Questions related to the 2021 UPC Study Guide, Chapter 2, Definitions Questions related to the 2021 UMC Study Guide,...
Answers & Analysis | Third Quarter 2024
Taken from the Online Editions of the UPC & UMC Answers & Analysis SUBJECT: Accessibility for ServiceSECTION: 304.1, 304.4 (2024...
IAPMO Mourns Passing of Consequential Former President Bob West
IAPMO mourns the passing of former president Bob West, one of the most consequential stewards of the association’s 98-year history. The...
Root Digs Deep Into Water
Amanda Root’s passion for water quality led her to IAPMO. After initially working as a massage therapist — her other passion — she...
California Adopts Water Demand Calculator
The Golden State is officially in on IAPMO’s Water Demand Calculator®. On July 1, California made Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC®) Appendix...
2024 EWTS Tackles Safety and Sustainability
The Emerging Water Technology Symposium (EWTS) has enjoyed a history of great events, dating back to the inaugural back in 2008. Since then...
Recapping IAPMO’s Uniform Plumbing and Mechanical Codes Technical Committee Meetings
The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO®) recently completed Technical Committee Meetings toward the...
Building Equality
Patricia Contreras could hardly believe her ears. She had just begun working at a large construction project in Los Angeles and being the...