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IAPMO Seeks Technical Subcommittee Members for Development of Z1167 Standard

Digital Exclusive: IAPMO Uniform Codes and Standards Update

March 25, 2020

IAPMO published the 2021 Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC) and the 2021 Uniform Mechanical Code (UMC) in March. The codes were improved with safety provisions for the protection from legionellosis, safe installation of alkaline water treatment devices, and protecting homes with the inclusion of requirements for leak detection, just to list a few.

White House Identifies Plumbers as 'Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers' in Guidance for Response to COVID-19

March 19, 2020

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The list identifies those professions deemed essential to continued critical infrastructure viability and advises such workers to continue normal operations, appropriately modified to account for Centers for Disease Control (CDC) workforce and customer protection guidance.

IWSH Postpones Upcoming CPC Indonesia Construction Week

March 14, 2020

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The decision to postpone the upcoming project is made with respect to current concerns around international travel, virus containment, and with the health and safety of all participating in mind.

Understanding Coronavirus Exposure for Plumbing Professionals

Understanding COVID-19 Exposure for Plumbing Professionals

March 12, 2020

Pete DeMarco

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It is likely that the COVID-19 coronavirus can be spread through building sanitary drainage systems; as long as the pandemic is still active, it should be assumed by anyone working on a sanitary drainage system that the virus is present.

IAPMO Co-Hosts Congressional Briefing About Water Access Study on World Plumbing Day

March 12, 2020

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DigDeep and the US Water Alliance, with assistance from IAPMO, produced the report, which found more than 2 million Americans live without running water, indoor plumbing or sanitation service.

IAPMO Hires Jerry Carrier as Senior Vice President of UES, IBT

March 10, 2020

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Carrier will oversee UES operations and the building products test lab in this newly created position at The IAPMO Group World Headquarters in Ontario, California.

Digital Exclusive: Coronavirus in Plumbing Systems — How Did the Outbreak Occur in Hong Kong and is There a Risk in the US?

March 10, 2020

Pete DeMarco

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Health officials in Hong Kong have determined that plumbing systems in certain high-rise buildings are implicated in recent cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus.

IAPMO Promotes Dain Hansen to Executive Vice President of Government Relations

February 28, 2020

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Since joining The IAPMO Group in 2010, Hansen has overseen an unprecedented expansion of the association's influence among government policymakers both in the United States and abroad.

Local Project Challenge Initiative Honors Community Plumbing Challenge at #WUF10

February 14, 2020

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The CPC was among the honorees in the education category, announced Wednesday as part of the “Accelerating the SDGs through the Local Project Challenge” seminar.

Community Plumbing Challenge Recognized by Local Project Challenge Initiative

February 10, 2020

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The initiative's purpose is to demonstrate how various Sustainable Development Goals and targets have been considered and/or implemented across a range of contemporary initiatives spanning civil society, professional, and education projects.