Formally founded 90 years ago on May 17 as the Los Angeles City Plumbing Inspectors Association, the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) — and the global influence it represents — owes its existence to a group of plumbing inspectors who got to talking during a coffee break in 1926. These 39 city workers concluded that forming an association to deal with the city’s plumbing issues would be beneficial. Would they believe just how beneficial their brainchild has grown to be? The cornerstone of their work, the Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC), now protects the health and safety of
