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to total sustainable construction, an extract document that only includes IGCC’s water provisions was developed. While we will naturally continue to promote ever greater water efficiency, in 2011 we will also strongly promote the outstanding attributes of the mechanical provisions in both the IGCC and International Mechanical Code® (IMC). The Code Council is dis- cussing possible formal collaborations with the Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA), the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors National Association (SMACNA) and the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors (NBBI). The rela- tionships with which the Code Council is engaged through our strategic memoranda can influence the industry for improvement in safety and technological advancement.
Global teamwork Of course, we will continue to work with the Code
Council’s Global Services department, teaming up for a stronger alliance with key countries seeking to adopt PMG codes, as well as complementary organizations, particularly in the sanitation, water-efficiency arenas. A key example of a successful major collaborative effort with global and national sanitation organizations and a United States plumbing organization was the first ever U.S.-based World Toilet Summit in Philadelphia. The Code Council organized and presented the Summit, in conjunction with the American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE) annual convention, on behalf of the World Toilet Organization (WTO). Speakers and atten- dees from six continents met to discuss life-critical top- ics. Our energized, devoted staff looks forward to con- tinuing to build upon the successes of the past several years. The initiatives outlined are just a sample of what is planned for the coming year, all designed to offer our members and other industry professionals more PMG resources with greater convenience, resource conserva- tion, ease of use and safety. n
The International Code Council (ICC) publishes
building safety, fire prevention and energy efficiency codes that are used in the construction of residential and commercial buildings. Most U.S. cities, counties and states choose the I-Codes based on their outstand- ing quality. The ICC’s Plumbing, Mechanical and Fuel Gas (PMG) Group is devoted exclusively to providing PMG products and support to jurisdictions and con- struction industry professionals across the country and around the globe, with one or more PMG codes adopt- ed in all 50 states. The more than 200 superior products and related services were developed specifically by and for plumbing and mechanical professionals. Contact the PMG Group for additional information at 1-888-ICC- SAFE, x4PMG,
PMGResourceCenter@iccsafe.org, or visit
iccsafe.org.
This article originally appeared in the February
2011 issue of the Building Safety Journal, copyright International Code Council, and is reprinted with per- mission.
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