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The IAPMO Group (International Association

of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials)

Public health and safety are this association’s biggest priorities. CREDIT: THE IAPMO GROUP

Code experts. Uniform plumbing and mechanical codes are IAPMO’s thing, and the group makes sure people worldwide know where they can go to learn more.

Gary Klein and Associates Inc., Rancho Cordova, CA
ROLE MODELS G IAPMO membership as mutually beneficial. As a frequent

ARY KLEIN, PRESIDENT of Gary Klein and Associates,
Inc. (www.garykleinassociates.com), an industry
leader in hot water delivery and efficiency, views his

participant in IAPMO’s code development process, Klein believes he
receives more than he gives.
“I bring new ideas, concepts that are integrated yet rarely thought
about as a combined whole,” he says. “And I get to work with people
who have been in the business, some as long as 50 years. There’s
an enormous wealth of experience in the organization. It’s essential
to my work to be able to bounce ideas off these people.
“The interaction with plumbers and code officials informs my work
because they bring their depth of experience in implementing codes
to the conversation.”
Klein appreciates IAPMO’s consensus code-development process CREDIT: THE IAPMO GROUP
that he says brings together all the necessary voices in order to
arrive at one conclusion that helps everyone while not hurting
anybody. Looking to the future. A diverse series of educational seminars and
“Most codes are not discussed in terms of the unintended conferences helps keep plumbing and code officials up to date, and also
consequences,” he says. attracts a new generation of mechanical specialists.

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