2020 Standards Activity
The year 2020 has been year abounding with uncertainty, disruption, and challenges. Despite this chaos, the 2020 product standards activities have managed to be efficient and very productive. Since April 2020, an unprecedented number...
Backflow Standards Activity
In keeping with its motto, “Prevention Rather Than Cure,” ASSE International is in the final stage of review and publication of four of its most important backflow prevention product performance standards.
ASSE 1013, Performance...
Backflow & Plumbing at 10,000 ft.
ASSE International is working with the worlds largest airplane manufacturers, as well as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to develop a standard that covers backflow and plumbing requirements for toilet assemblies and...
ASSE LEC #2004 to ASSE Standard #1090
ASSE International Listing Evaluation Criteria (LEC) provides manufacturers with an avenue to certify unique, novel products that do not fit the scope of an existing standard. If these products gain traction and market acceptance,...
Updates to Water Heaters in Codes
For those who have been following the progression of ASSE's water heater standards in the model plumbing codes, you know that all three will be referenced in the Uniform Plumbing Code® (UPC) and International...
Updates to Illinois Plumbing Code
Between defining hot water as 160 °F (60 °C), requiring that temperature to be within 12 inches of the point-of-use fitting, and eliminating the use of an ASSE 1017 (Temperature Actuated Mixing Valve for...
Backflow Additions to Model Codes
The 2021 model code cycle is wrapping up and with it comes the news of what to expect. Knowing what is coming will affect your training, supply chain, marketing, and manufacturing efforts. However, we...
Legionella Prevention and Codes
It’s a sign that a topic is going mainstream when it becomes cited in the model codes. Unfortunately, Legionella prevention has broken that barrier during this cycle due to increased hospitalizations and deaths. It...
Illinois Code Update
All politics is local. On a national level, model codes are heavily debated and managed in a detailed manner. However, local adoption and modification is a different story. Local and state agencies typically do...
Water Systems Products
In 2018, ASSE International held 64 product standard working group meetings. By any measure, that is a lot to queue up for a single volunteer committee. The standards have spanned almost all of the...