ASA IS YOUR VOICE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL MODEL CODES AND STANDARDS IMPACTING THE COST AND QUALITY OF PRODUCTS AND SYSTEMS YOU DELIVER TO YOUR CUSTOMERS

• Energy Efficiency and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Framework: The International Code Council released a new framework to assist governments and building industry stakeholders in meeting energy efficiency and greenhouse gas reduction goals. Review the Executive Summary or the full report, Leading the Way to Energy Efficiency.
• Iowa Plumbing Code: Iowa has announced proposed changes to the Iowa Plumbing Code which, in general, would adopt the Uniform Plumbing Code - 2021. However, specific sections of the UPC - 2021 are proposed to be revised in the Iowa Plumbing Code. The ASA Plumbing Fixture & Appliance Code Committee and the ASA Mechanical Code Committee are currently reviewing the proposed changes to determine if ASA should submit comments.
• ICC Publishes Proposed Changes to the 2021 ICC International Codes: On March 1, 2021, the International Code Council published the proposed changes to the following 2021 model codes: building, plumbing, mechanical, fire and residential. ASA Code Committees are in the process of developing ASA positions on the proposed changes in preparation for the April 2021 hearings.

American National Standards Out for Public Review

On a weekly basis ASA publishes information on national standards out for public review. This is your opportunity to comment and have a direct impact on those standards.
 

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Can We Be of Service?

ASA has code and standards experts on staff who can answer any questions you might be having with the local codes impacting the products you sell. Feel free to contact Jim Kendzel at jkendzel@asa.net and let him know how he can help.