Flowing Forward: Solving America’s Water Challenges

The ICC Pulse Podcast is a monthly podcast that offers listeners the inside scoop on the International Code Council and the building safety industry. Episode 49, released on December 23, 2022, explores ways we can solve water challenges in the United States. How does the size of the pipes behind your walls have anything to do with water conservation? How does climate change affect the septic tanks and other private sewage disposal systems in your backyards? And what can we learn from Israel about how we treat and value water? Take a listen to learn more about these topics from Code Council plumbing expert Matt Sigler and professor of water conservation and sustainability Dr. Esber Andiroglu.

This episode is sponsored by the American Gas Association, the Indiana-Kentucky Ohio Regional Council of Carpenters, and LiUNA.

Guests on the show:

• Dr. Esber Andiroglu
• Matt Sigler

Links to related and referenced topics in this episode:

• Learn more about the Code Council’s Plumbing, Mechanical and Fuel Gas (PMG) resources
• View the Code Council’s focus on water safety resources during the 2022 Building Safety Month event (which occurs every May)
• Dr. Andiroglu is the 2022 PMG Leadership Award recipient. Check out his Building Safety Journal feature profile.
• Apply for federal funding for building safety
• The Code Council’s Digital Codes resource

Communities can also continue to update to the most current versions of the codes. In the water space, that includes the:

• International Plumbing Code
• International Residential Code, which includes plumbing provisions
• International Green Construction Code
• International Energy Conservation Code