Julius Ballanco P.E., CPD

Julius Ballanco: Inside the opposition of A2L refrigerants

September 11, 2019

ASHRAE proposed changes that would have added the provision of addendums “D” and “H” of ASHRAE 15 to the 2021 edition of the IAPMO Uniform Mechanical Code.

Will Illinois see the light and move to a model plumbing code?

Proposed Illinois plumbing code mandates 160° F water.

Julius Ballanco P.E., CPD

February 20, 2019

There are four remaining state-written plumbing codes used in the United States. You could say that the remaining four states are just stubborn. Maybe they think they do it better than the model plumbing codes, but they don’t.

2015 International Plumbing Code features several changes

Julius Ballanco P.E., CPD

December 1, 2012

Here we are in the holiday season and the International Code Council delivered a present — the 2015 International Plumbing Code.

ICC changes impact Mechanical and Fuel Gas Codes

Julius Ballanco P.E., CPD

July 1, 2012

During the ICC hearings this spring in Dallas, the Plumbing Code hearing (discussed in last month’s column) was straddled by the Fuel Gas and Mechanical Code hearings. The first hearing was on the Fuel Gas Code.

Fixture requirements are a key discussion topic at ICC code hearings

Julius Ballanco P.E., CPD

June 1, 2012

Thanks to the new process, the ICC code hearings for the plumbing, mechanical and fuel gas codes are only held once every three years. So the last week of April and first week of May was it for next three years.