Contractors' joint venture goes bad after local officials say only one of the companies was licensed to do work inside Westchester County.

The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials is working to develop ISO/PC 316 – Water Efficient Products/Banding as an International Standard.

Applegate will be honored at the Building Safety Month Reception in Washington, D.C.

Although plumbing products and building codes help conserve water, states are in the best position to set laws and regulations that will save even more water.

Following good design practices, like installing mechanical joint restraints with concrete thrust blocks will provide for years of trouble-free service for water mains.

Addressing the tall building question with a reasoned approach of combining prescriptive measures and performance-based design.

This committee will help develop the nation’s first whole-community resilience benchmark system to help communities prepare for disaster.

The ISO standard will develop water consumption or flow rate criteria for consumer plumbing products and appliances.

Renowned expert Matt Paxton will share his expertise on hoarding and the building codes.

During the May 15-18 meetings at the Ontario Doubletree Hotel, the committees acted on nearly 450 proposed amendments to the 2018 editions of the Uniform Codes.