May 11, 2006: IAPMO and ICC Tentatively Agree to Jointly Develop Codes
ONTARIO, Calif., and FALLS CHURCH, Va. - The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) and the International Code Council (ICC) announced that they have reached tentative agreement on certain key elements of a venture to jointly develop one plumbing code and one mechanical code.
"I am most impressed by the ability of both organizations to recognize and understand the fundamental goals of each other, and to craft the new venture so as to incorporate all of those goals," stated Henry Green, president of the ICC. "After much hard work, we have reached preliminary agreement on the basic code development processes that could enable us to jointly provide one plumbing code and one mechanical code for the country beginning in 2009."