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IAPMO Board of Directors Denies Local 104 Petition

IAPMO Board of Directors Denies Local 104 Petition

by Emily Mills | Feb 9, 2026 | Politics and Industry News

IAPMO Board of Directors Upholds Continued Use of Gypsum and Concealed Building Spaces in Return Air Systems within the 2027 UMCOn February 6th, 2026 IAPMO’s Board of Directors (BOD) published their decision to deny two petitions submitted by Chris Ruch, Jeremy Zeedyk...
IAPMO Board of Directors Denies Local 104 Petition

Legislative Analyst’s Office — California’s Strong Revenue Trends Mask Looming Budget Risk

by Emily Mills | Feb 5, 2026 | Politics and Industry News

Article by: Gabriel Petek, Legislative AnalystHistory suggests that fiscal risks can build during times when they are easiest to ignore. In California, periods of extraordinary revenue growth, often fueled by booming asset markets, tend to obscure underlying budget...
IAPMO Board of Directors Denies Local 104 Petition

New UC Davis Market Study on Residential Multi-Function Heat Pumps

by Emily Mills | Dec 17, 2025 | Politics and Industry News

UC Davis has published a study, funded by CalNEXT, that examines the market landscape, stakeholder perspectives, and adoption pathways in California for residential multi-function heat pumps (MFHPs)- which integrate space heating, cooling, and water heating into a...
IAPMO Board of Directors Denies Local 104 Petition

GREAT NEWS! — IAPMO Standards Council Grants SMACNA’s Appeal and Allows Continued Use of Gypsum and Concealed Building Spaces in Return Air Systems in the 2027 UMC

by Emily Mills | Dec 9, 2025 | Politics and Industry News

ONTARIO – On December 2, 2025 the IAPMO Standards Council published their decisions regarding two appeals submitted by Eli Howard, SMACNA and Phil Trafton, ASHRAE and April Trafton, Coffman Engineers. The Standards Council decisions (see IAPMO letter below) reverse...

California Contractors Recognized at SMACNA’s 2025 National Convention!

by Emily Mills | Nov 4, 2025 | Politics and Industry News

SACRAMENTO — On October 26th–29th CAL SMACNA contractors joined their peers from across North America for SMACNA’s Annual Convention in Wailea, HI. This convention enjoyed a record setting attendance of over 1,600 sheet metal and HVAC contractors from the United...
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