The United Association (UA), which represents over 375,000 plumbers, pipefitters, welders and HVAC technicians across North America, launched their Veterans in Piping (VIP) Program to address two critical needs: supporting…
Personal Perspectives
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From Service to Skilled Trade: United Association’s Veterans in Piping Program
For those preparing to hang up the uniform, the future can feel uncertain. VIP provides something invaluable: a new mission. It offers veterans not just a job, but a career built on skill, stability and purpose.
The American College of the Building Arts Hosts Code Council Chapter Meeting for the Coastal Code Enforcement Association of South Carolina
The American College of the Building Arts shows ICC members how the old way is sometimes the best way, highlighting the incredible work performed by tomorrow’s artisan
“Some say they don’t make things the way they used to. We beg to differ.” Those words are emblazoned on the front page of the website for the American College…
Courthouse Challenge: How Code Official David Rittlinger Bicycled Every Corner of North Carolina
What started as a 108-mile ride with friends from downtown Raleigh to a Henderson coffee shop became Rittlinger’s personal challenge to visit every North Carolina courthouse by bike.
When David Rittlinger was hired as the Chief Mechanical and Fuel Gas Code Consultant for the North Carolina Office of the State Fire Marshal in 2019, he found a state…
