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With 25 years of engineering expertise and a concentration on codes, standards, and compliance in the PEX piping industry, David Nickelson is a highly respected professional on local, national, and international regulatory requirements for plumbing and HVAC systems. As the codes manager at GF Building Flow Solutions, David ensures products and systems adhere to relevant industry and regulatory standards to promote safety, quality, and consistency while also upholding the reputation of PEX as a durable, reliable, and sustainable solution for plumbing, heating, and cooling systems.  His early engineering career involved product development in residential fire sprinklers as well as design engineering in the electrical distribution industry.  Since 2006 he has been involved in the plastic pipe industry in many roles including product development, manufacturing engineering, quality control, and a large emphasis on codes and standards development along with product certification testing.His industry affiliations include chair of the ASTM E60.13 subcommittee on Sustainable Manufacturing, vice chair of ASTM E60.21 on Sustainable Terminology, vice chair of the Plastic Pipe and Fittings Association (PPFA) Technical Committee and member of the Code Policy Committee, member of the PPFA Publications Task Force for Polyolefins PLC, Fire Sprinkler PLC, and Technical Committee PLC, member of the Technical Committee for the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 13D and 13R, member of the International Code Council (ICC) International Plumbing Code Technical Committee for the 2027 code cycle, and he is assigned to his local jurisdiction’s Board of Code Appeals in Winchester, VA. In 2017, David was recognized with the prestigious Plastics Pipe Institute (PPI) Building and Construction Division’s Member of the Year Award. He has a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Pensacola Christian College and is a Certified Fire Protection Specialist (CFPS) through the NFPA.In addition to his professional roles David also likes to be involved in the local community.  He has served as the President of his Homeowner’s Association and has been a board member at his local church as well as a board member for a local private school.  David, along with his family, also spent 2 years on a mission to Lithuania where they were members of the lead team on a church planting team in Vilnius.