Indian Plumbing Association (IPA) is the apex body of plumbing professionals in India. Set-up with the objective to promote developments in plumbing and building services industry, IPA has successfully created a forum for exchange of ideas and dissemination of information amongst its members. IPA is a member of the World Plumbing Council and encourages its members to achieve and maintain high standards of workmanship. The mission and vision of IPA can be best described as “Better Plumbing for Better Living.” IPA has more than 1,500 members, across the country from every segment of the building industry including consultancy, manufacturing, contracting, trading, academics, government agencies, architecture etc. IPA, in collaboration with IAPMO India, has launched ambitious initiatives: publication of the Uniform Plumbing Code – India (UPC-I); Green Plumbing Code Supplement – India (GPCS-I) as well as Uniform Swimming Pool Code-India (USPC-I); Plumbing Education to Employment Programme (PEEP) and launch of Green Plumbers Training & Accreditation Programme. These initiatives are bound to create a far-reaching impact on plumbing practices in India. Headquartered at New Delhi, IPA has eleven Chapters located at New Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai, Pune, Kerala, Gujarat, Jaipur, Kolkata, Hyderabad and Coimbatore.