May Chapter Newsletter

President's Report

As we head towards June and our Summer break from ASPE, I would like to take a moment and look back at the past year and what we have been able to accomplish.  We have had great attendance at meetings this year and continue to see new faces and chapter membership grow.  Thanks to all the members for their continued engagement and support.  I specifically would like to take a moment to recognize the Chapter Board of Directors who have come together and contributed to the success of this organization.

Some of the highlights from this past year include:

Registration is open for the ASPE Convention in Oklahoma City.  If you are planning on attending, please use this link https://expo.aspe.org/.  Note that Early Bird registration ends on July 27, 2026.

Registration is open for the June Chapter Meeting which will be held at SBC in Milford.  Please note the day change – we will be meeting on Thursday June 18, 2026.  So please make sure you mark that in your calendar – if you show up on Wednesday, we won’t be there.  Hoping that we get to see some new faces or those who we have not seen in a while.

Lastly, as a reminder that we have early bird registration set for both your benefit and those planning our meetings.  We need to have numbers to the restaurant for food to be prepared, so stop waiting until the last minute – Please.

As always if anyone has any questions, concerns, ideas or just wants to talk plumbing please feel free to reach out.

 Regards,

 Jonathan (Jay) Kurtz, CPD

 CT Chapter President

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2026 Chapter Election Results

The following Officers were re-elected to their positions at the May 2026 Chapter meeting.  It should be noted that all positions were uncontested.  The AYP, WOA and Affiliates were reappointed by the President.

President -  Jonathan (Jay) Kurtz, CPD

Vice President, Technical - Devon Neal, CPD

Vice President, Legislative - Roger Stolting

Vice President, Membership - Mike Jacobsen

VICE PRESIDENT, AFFILIATE - Chris Ortiz

Treasurer - Nicole M. Parker, CPD, ASSE 6060, CFPS, LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE

Administrative Secretary - Peter Winslow

Corresponding Secretary - Algore Tametsan

ASPE Young Professionals Liaison - Tyler Rice

Women of ASPE Liaison - Jessica Flint

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Technical News

May Technical Meeting Recap

Submitted by

Devon Neal, CPD

CT Chapter VP of Technical

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Legislative Update

Please see the latest updates regarding the CT codes submitted by VP of Legislative Roger Stolting

State Building, Fire Safety and Fire Prevention Codes Update:

The next state building, fire safety, and fire prevention codes were expected to take effect on July 1, 2026, but at this time, we await approval of the next codes by the Legislative Regulation Review Committee of the Connecticut General Assembly, and therefore anticipate the effective date may be delayed. The State Building Inspector and State Fire Marshal will review the status with the State Codes and Standards Committee and follow up with more information in due course.

Grace Period

The new codes will apply to projects for which a permit is applied for after the effective date. If you have a project that will be significantly impacted by this change in codes, you may apply for a code modification from the Office of the State Building Inspector and the Office of the State Fire Marshal (separate applications) to allow the project to continue under the previously adopted state codes. This process, colloquially known as a grace period, will be available for approximately three months from the effective date. See the code modification web page for more information.

If a municipality requires separate permit applications for each portion of a project (building, electrical, plumbing, mechanical etc.), then the primary permit application date will determine the code applicable to all permits for the project. For example, a new house being constructed had its building permit applied for before the new code came into effect, but all associated trade permits were applied for after the new code came into effect. In this case, all permits should be reviewed under the code in effect when the building permit (the primary permit) was applied for.

Care should be taken that the scope of the primary and associated trade permits match - for example, if a development of 20 new houses is broken into four phases of five lots each and a building permit application is submitted for lots 1 through 5, the associated trade permits must also be for lots 1 through 5.

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Calendar of Events

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Multi-Chapter Members

John Cabral - Boston

John Callahan - Boston

Scott Cooper - Boston

Kyle Lipkvich - Boston

Thomas Lynch - Boston

Jason Clark - New York City

Peter Darash - New York City

Joseph Valle - New York City

Kenneth Bernard - Philadelphia

Jonathan Dodge - Boston

Seth Wood - Boston

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What is ASPE Connect?

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Member Updates

CT ASPE would like to recognize the following member who recently renewed their ASPE membership and their commitment to supporting the Plumbing industry.  We could not do it with out all you! Thank you!!!

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FINAL NOTICE!

The following members have until May 31, 2026 to renew your membership.  Please do not wait until the last minute to ensure that your years of service to the Chapter do not get interrupted!  

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2026 Convention and EXPO

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