Green Builder Coalition Nearing WaterSense Certification
The home building industry’s first and longest-running water rating system has applied to be a Home...
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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....
Plumbing Industry Applauds Legislation That Improves Water Quality
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...
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...
DOE Preliminary Energy Savings for Residential Buildings Released
DOE’s more direct participation in the code development process could mean difficult choices for...
Why Become an IECC/HERS Compliance Specialist?
RESNET teams with ICC to offer a designation to help raters feel secure with verification of energy...
IAPMO Seeks Code Development Volunteers
IAPMO is looking for Technical Committee Members for its 2024 USPSHTC, USHGC IAPMO is seeking...
The “Authority Podcast: Plumbing & Mechanical” Launches
Hear what the authorities have to say on a variety of topics related to plumbing, sustainability,...
First State Adopts 2021 Uniform Plumbing Code and 2017 WE•Stand
Oregon is the first state to adopt IAPMO’s 2021 Uniform Plumbing Code, employing it as the basis...
IAPMO to Certify Soil-Moisture-Based Irrigation Controllers
WaterSense-labeled soil-based irrigation controllers save water and promote healthier plants. IAPMO...