• TheInternational Mechanical Code (IMC) reversed a 2009 code change that required 28-gauge residential sheet metal ducts. The change will be introduced in the group’s 2015 code.

• Mechanical Service Contractors of America (MSCA) and United Association (Annapolis, Md.) released a Labor Resource Guide.

• International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials’ (IAPMO) senior director of special programs Pete DeMarco has been appointed one of eight working group co-chairs on the American National Standards Institute’s (ANSI) Energy Efficiency Standardization Coordination Collaborative (EESCC).

Publication date: 12/17/2012