International Association Of Plumbing And Mechanical Officials

DEVELOPMENT, PREPARATION AND COMPLIANCE OF UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE, UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE, UNIFORM SOLAR, HYDRONICS, & GEOTHERMAL CODE AND UNIFORM SWIMMING POOL, SPA AND HOT TUB CODE THROUGH SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, DEBATE, AND ANALYSIS.

IAPMO DEVELOPS ITS CODES AND PUBLICATIONS ON A THREE-YEAR CYCLE. THE YEAR 2018 MARKED THE FIRST YEAR OF THE CODE CYCLE TO DEVELOP THE 2021 EDITIONS. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, SEVERAL COMMITTEE MEETINGS WERE HELD FOR THE PURPOSE OF REVIEWING AND ACTING ON THE CONTENT OF THE CODES AND OTHER SUPPORT DOCUMENTS. COMBINED, THE COMMITTEES INCLUDE 130 MEMBERS WHO TRAVEL ONCE OR TWICE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. SOME OF THE COMMITTEES TRAVEL UP TO THREE OR FOUR TIMES TO COME TOGETHER AS A GROUP TO DEVELOP THE PUBLICATIONS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS. MOST OF THE COMMITTEE MEETINGS LAST FROM ONE TO THREE DAYS. THE UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE (UPC), UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE (UMC), UNIFORM SOLAR, HYDRONICS & GEOTHERMAL CODE (USHGC), AND THE UNIFORM SWIMMING POOL, SPA, AND HOT TUB CODE (USPSH) ARE CODES DESIGNATED AS AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS. THE CODES ARE USED BY EITHER LOCAL JURISDICTIONS OR STATES TO PROTECT THEIR CONSTITUENTS THROUGH SAFE PLUMBING AND HEATING-VENTILATING- AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS. IAPMO HAS DEVELOPED THE UPC AND PROTECTED SOCIETY FOR MOST OF ITS 96-YEAR EXISTENCE.

PROVIDE EVALUATION SERVICES FOR COMPANY'S BUILDING PRODUCTS AND MATERIALS AND CERTIFY THAT THEY ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE CODES AND STANDARDS. PROVIDE TESTING SERVICES FOR PLUMBING AND MECHANICAL MANUFACTURERS TO VERIFY PRODUCT'S COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE CODES AND STANDARDS.

TO SUPPORT THE UPC, UMC, UNIFORM SOLAR HYDRONICS & GEOTHERMAL CODE AND UNIFORM SWIMMING POOL, SPA AND HOT TUB CODE, IAPMO SEEKS THE ASSISTANCE OF EXPERTS IN THE APPROPRIATE FIELD TO DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL PUBLICATIONS AND MATERIALS. AS NOTED IN 4(A) ABOVE, THEY MEET FROM ONCE TO FOUR TIMES EACH YEAR TO DEVELOP THE MANUALS, STUDY GUIDES AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS. ADDITIONALLY, IAPMO PROVIDES SEMINARS TO EDUCATE THE PERSONNEL INVOLVED IN THE INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE PARTICULAR SYSTEMS. PERSONNEL ARE ALSO TESTED AND, IF SUCCESSFUL, CERTIFIED TO PERFORM THE WORK. IAPMO HELD APPROXIMATELY 215 SEMINARS IN 2022 VIRTUALLY AND THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES.

IAPMO IS A MEMBER-DRIVEN ASSOCIATION WITH APPROXIMATELY 4,800 MEMBERS LOCATED AROUND THE WORLD. THE MEMBERS OF IAPMO RECEIVE BENEFITS INCLUDING DISCOUNTS ON PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, A MEMBERSHIP MAGAZINE, THE ABILITY TO SERVE ON VARIOUS COMMITTEES, AND A VOTE IN THE CODE DEVELOPMENT AND GENERAL BUSINESS MATTERS OF THE ASSOCIATION. IN 2022, IAPMO DISTRIBUTED FOUR ISSUES OF ITS MEMBERSHIP MAGAZINE TO THE MEMBERS AS WELL AS OTHER GENERAL BUSINESS NOTICES - ALL IN AN EFFORT TO KEEP THE MEMBERSHIP UP TO DATE ON THE VARIOUS GLOBAL ACTIVITIES OF THE ASSOCIATION. IAPMO ALSO HELD A VIRTUAL SPECIAL BUSINESS MEETING WHERE MEMBERS CAME TOGETHER TO VOTE ON BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS. LASTLY, IAPMO PROVIDED SUPPORT TO THE ACTIVITIES OF THE 80 CHAPTERS LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES.