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PROJECT PROFILE: International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO, 2013 award)
ITA support helped IAPMO, a U.S.-based standards developing organization, to establish this lab to certify that plumbing products comply with Indonesia's new plumbing code. image: IAPMO
MDCP Partner IAPMO Opens Plumbing Certification Lab in Indonesia
As of May 19, 2016, Bekasi (Jakarta), Jawa Barat in Indonesia is the home of a lab to certify that plumbing products comply with Indonesia's new plumbing code. The new lab is part of a Market Development Cooperator Program (MDCP) project. ITA awarded $296,062 to the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) in 2013.
MDCP Award/IAPMO Match: $296,062/$605,574
Markets Targeted: Indonesia
U.S. Industry Promoted: Plumbing Products
Period: 2013-2016
Key ITA Collaborators:
- Salim Bhabhrawala, Industry & Analysis
- Renee Hancher, Industry & Analysis
- Julie Carducci, Global Markets/Commercial Service/Jakarta
Project Description:
- Develop a Uniform Plumbing Code for Indonesia.
- Work with Indonesian officials on code adoption and implementation. .
- Create a plumbing installer and code enforcement certification program.
- Develop a third-party testing lab to certify products to code.
At the lab opening, U.S. Embassy Commercial Officer Julie Carducci was on hand as well as several Indonesian and IAPMO officials including CEO Russ Chaney, who noted, “We’re certainly delighted that The IAPMO Group has completed a three-year effort in collaboration with both the U.S. and Indonesian governments to assist Indonesia in creating enhanced public health and safety provisions via the creation of a world-class plumbing code.”
Prof Dr. Ir. Bambang Prasetya, MSc., Chairman of BSN, Indonesia's national standards body, noted that the new standard and the certification facility allow manufacturers to demonstrate that their products are safe to use.
With Certification, Standards Provide Certainty That Enables Trade
With Indonesia’s newly adopted national plumbing standard, SNI 8153:2015, the lab certification of plumbing products allows architects, planners, builders, and building owners the certainty they need to choose the right products for the right applications. Prior to the MDCP project, Indonesia lacked a proper plumbing code and certification process or facility. Even before the lab opened the standard alone had a significant effect on trade. Exports for 2017, the year after IAPMO established the code certification lab, U.S. exports to Indonesia tripled compared to 2016.
Brian McFeeters, Deputy Chief of Mission from the U.S. Embassy, said, “The U.S. Embassy is proud to be part of this launch, as U.S. companies have a lot to offer to support this new environmentally friendly plumbing standard. We look forward to continuing to support the government of Indonesia’s effort to gain the adoption of this standard to ensure that all plumbing products and their installation benefit Indonesia and its quest for safe and healthy water.”
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The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) is a Crystal Lake, Illinois-based a membership-based association. The IAPMO Group provides code development assistance, education, product testing and certification, building product evaluation and a manufacturer-preferred quality assurance program. IAPMO utilizes an open consensus process in the development of its Uniform Plumbing Code® and Uniform Mechanical Code®.
IAPMO contacts: Dain Hansen, Christopher Lindsay
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