Plumbing Industry Associations Renew Partnership for Future Collaboration

IAPMO and the American Society of Plumbing Engineers have renewed a Memorandum of Understanding, now incorporating ASSE International and ARCSA International. The organizations will jointly advance and promote the mutual interests of education, regulations, design, specifications, installation and inspection of plumbing systems.

The organizations will also collaborate on training, testing and certifying qualified professionals to perform design work responsive to the need to conserve and protect water supplies and reduce energy use connected to delivery and use of water. Initially created in 2010, through this updated MoU, the member organizations pledge continued cooperation in achieving such mutually beneficial objectives as:

• Collaborate to advance safe, sustainable and resilient plumbing systems through open communication, consensus standards development and promotion of public health, welfare and safety and environmental protection.
• Collective promotion and co-hosting of educational programs, events, publications and standards, with designated staff regularly reviewing offerings to identify mutually beneficial opportunities for both memberships.
• Maintain ongoing, timely collaboration at all levels to support a professional plumbing industry through joint promotion, standards development, education and public recognition of the partnership.
• Collaborate on shared goals by exchanging chapter information, encouraging joint meetings, technical committee participation and leveraging each organization’s expertise to enhance education, communication and industry engagement.
• Collaborate on the development, revision and promotion of green plumbing and alternate water source certification programs and standards. ASPE will provide design certification and training; ASSE and ARCSA will lead installation and inspection certification efforts.