ICC – Much Heralded Talks with IAPMO Scuttled by ICC!
Readers of this UP YOUR STACK® Monthly Newsletter were kept aware of the very promising talks between ICC and IAPMO expected to result in an end to the problems associated with having competing mechanical codes. Talks were abruptly ended last month by ICC. We ask ourselves why? Click here to read the full story.
ICC – ICC Announces End of Discussions Regarding Proposed Joint Codes!
On August 31, 2006, the ICC issued a very surprising news release announcing that ICC has ended their negotiations with IAPMO. Up to then, what appeared to be very fruitful talks to resolve their differences appeared to be working.This release was quite unexpected as all previous announcements stressed the positive nature of the many discussions. To read the ICC News Release, click here.
IAPMO – IAPMO Issues Statement of the Joint Venture Reversal!
The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials quickly responded to the ICC announcement that talks aimed at finding a way to combine the two codes had ended. IAPMO officials expressed shock that the joint venture talks had taken such an “unexpected turn”. Click here for more information.
Cartwright Comments – Positive Support Just Prior to ICC Announcement!
Rick Cartwright, is the Director of Engineering, Warewash Division for the Hobart Corporation and the Chair of NAFEM’s Technical Liaison Committee. Shortly before the ICC announcement that talks had ended, he referenced a positive article in the September 1 issue of “Consulting-Specifying Engineer”. Little did Mr. Cartwright, the magazine or the author of the article know that the ICC announcement would quickly change everything the article so positively pointed out. Click here for the link.
Johnson Comments – Tom Johnson Responds to ICC Announcement!
Tom Johnson is the President of Johnson Diversified Products, Inc., in Minneapolis. Tom is a frequent contributor to UP YOUR STACK and is a highly active industry member. As a representative of NAFEM, he attends many conferences and meetings actively participating with commentary. In this message, he contributes his personal comments as to what he sees as three fatal flaws to ICC logic. Click here for the full text of his comments.
MORE ICC – FER’s Fortnightly Weighs in with the Regulatory Report!
Influential Foodservice Equipment Reports weighed in on the ICC termination of talks in their September 19, 2006 issue of Fortnightly, a bi-weekly Online Newsletter. For their article, click here.
CKV DESIGN – Island Hood Design is a Major Challenge!
Rick Bagwell is the President of the Halton Company and knows a lot about kitchen ventilation and especially island style hoods. While Don Fisher presents a white paper at the upcoming FCSI Conference this weekend that also stresses the problems associated with island style hoods, we are repeating Rick’s ASHRAE presentation delivered about a year ago. Click here for the article.
WILL COUNTY – Presenting “Why Bother with the Exhaust Hood”
UP YOUR STACK® has been invited to present our basic primer for health inspectors titled “Why Bother with the Exhaust Hood” to a gathering of Will County Health Department personnel on October 19, 2006 in Joliet, IL. Speakers will be Jay Parikh of Compliance Solutions International and George Zawacki of UP YOUR STACK®. Contact Elizabeth Bilotta at 815-727-8490 for this FREE seminar.
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