New Code Hikes West Coast Building Performance
California Energy Commission’s 2022 building code includes mandatory electric appliances and...
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California Law Requires Use of “Lead-Free” Plumbing Fixtures
California leads the nation by requiring all water faucets and fixtures to become essentially...
Green Builder Coalition Nearing WaterSense for Home Certification Organization Approval
The home building industry’s first and longest-running water rating system has applied to be a Home...
IAPMO Seeks WE•Stand Task Group Members
IAPMO seeks applicants to serve as technical experts on 9 Water Efficiency and Sanitation Standard...
Megadrought’s Construction Fallout Begins
A tiny Utah city’s ban on new housing could be where all of the parched Western U.S. is heading....
Two Opportunities to Vote for Sustainable Building Codes
Action required by August 21 to participate in the September IECC Online Governmental Consensus...
Plumbing Industry Applauds Legislation That Will Improve Water Quality, Efficiency
Funding goes to study 900 percent increase in Legionnaires disease since 2000 and grossly oversized...
DOE Issues Model Energy Code Determinations
Here’s how new energy codes will increase energy efficiency in residential and commercial...
Minnesota Adopts Provisions of 2018 Uniform Plumbing Code
The state of Minnesota has formally adopted the 2018 edition of IAPMO’s Uniform Plumbing Code...
Weigh In on 2024 IECC, Chapter 11 IRC, and EV Charging
The 2024 IECC development process asks for proposals to include assessment of cost effectiveness...
Special Codes Edition: Action Alerts
Get involved! Check out these four Action Alerts and make a difference for the environment 1....
IAPMO Welcomes Changes to 2021 NSPC
Deadline to Submit Proposed Changes to 2024 National Standard Plumbing Code (NSPC) is March 1. To...
Colorado Tackles Climate-Warming Emissions
Colorado legislators pass bills that will reduce building emissions and cut utility costs. Colorado...