The state of Minnesota has formally adopted the 2018 edition of IAPMO's Uniform Plumbing Code.

This module will review dozens of different variations for geothermal exchange of building HVAC systems.

Attendees of the free course, which will be held live online on Thursday, Aug. 19 at 11 a.m. CDT, will be able to earn 1.0 LU | HSWs through AIA and 0.1 CEUs through ASPE and ICC.

Proposals accepted by the technical committee will appear in the 2024 NSPC.

The association is looking for experts who fall under one of seven different types of interest categories — manufacturer, user, installer/maintainer, research/standards/testing laboratory, enforcing authority, consumer, or general interest.

IAPMO and FGI agreed to develop and maintain industry standards that include a focus on water safety in health and residential care facilities.

The association is seeking volunteers with technical background in plumbing and mechanical systems and specific knowledge of water powered sump pumps.

The association is seeking volunteers with technical background in plumbing and mechanical systems and specific knowledge of wastewater diverter valves and diversion systems.

The adoptions represent an update from the 2015 editions of these codes and will go into effect on Sept. 1.

The Iowa Administrative Rules Committee has published ARC 5626C, officially updating Iowa's plumbing code.