NAHB reiterates support of the IPC.
 
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As a Founding Strategic Partner of the Code Council and a major stakeholder in the development and updates to the International Codes, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has reiterated its support of the International Plumbing Code (IPC). Previously, BOMA International, another ICC Founding Strategic Partner, voiced its support of the IPC and issued a statement urging its members to undertake an intensive effort to influence state legislatures to adopt the code.

"The IPC is designed to protect public health and safety through provisions that do not unnecessarily increase construction costs or restrict the use of new materials, products or methods of construction," NAHB states. "Additionally, no preferential treatment is specified to particular types or classes of materials, products or methods of construction."

NAHB has supported the development and adoption of the IPC since its inception in 1996, because:

  • The IPC is the predominant plumbing code that is used throughout the construction industry and is currently adopted in 36 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
  • The IPC code provisions are the foundation for the plumbing code requirements in the International Residential Code (IRC). The IRC is a comprehensive, stand-alone residential code that brings together building, mechanical, fuel gas, energy, electrical, and plumbing provisions for one- and two-family residences.
  • The IPC is coordinated and correlated with all I-Codes providing uniformity and consistency which reduces both construction costs and issues with design.
  • The IPC provides greater design flexibility for builders, especially with the introduction of siphonic roof drainage technology providing savings for builders through reduced pipe diameters, less below grade drainage and reduced trenching requirements.
  • The IPC provides environmental benefits including routing to retention and reclamation systems.
  • The IPC also allows sidewall vent terminations as an alternative to roof penetrations resulting in cost savings.
  "Like all I-Codes, the IPC was developed and is maintained through the ICC Governmental Consensus Process that strikes a balance between the latest technology, new building products, installation techniques, economics and cost effectiveness while providing for the most recent advances in public safety and installation techniques," the statement concludes. "It is an open, inclusive process that encourages input from all individuals and groups. NAHB is pleased to reiterate its support of the International Plumbing Code."