When a crew in Maine needed to renovate the heating system in an elementary school, they were up against two challenges — time and cleanliness.

“Because knowledge rapidly deteriorates unless it is used constantly, maintaining within an organization an activity that is used only intermittently guarantees incompetence,” said Peter Drucker.

In order to achieve a more environmentally friendly footprint for its new education and research campus in Narre Warren, Australia, IAPMO and the Plumbing Industry Climate Action Centre (PICAC) chose one technology rooted quite literally in the earth.

With remote work becoming the standard for many employees across the U.S. and homeowners spending even more time indoors as a result of the pandemic, a new focus is emerging on the need for sustainability and indoor environmental quality in homes. 

The world is changing quickly, and transformative technologies are introducing new requirements for safety. 

While the history of radiant heating stretches all the way back to the Roman hypocausts more than 2,000 years ago, the technology is still growing in popularity today.

Perhaps one of the most critical parts of a plumbing and heating contractor’s business is its fleet.

In August, IAPMO and the Hydronics Industry Alliance – Commercial (HIA-C) presented the inaugural Les Nelson Achievement Award to the late leader of IAPMO’s Advanced Energy Systems’ widow and two children during a ceremony broadcast online from World Headquarters West in Ontario, California.

As plumbing contractors, we know about the many benefits of upgrading to a tankless water heater.

A little over eight years ago, The IAPMO Group purchased the assets of the Radiant Panel Association.