November 2008 – Residential Fire Sprinklers

Nov 26, 2008

Firefighters Back Anne Arundel, MD Residential Fire Sprinkler Bill

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By Jason Flanagan – Baltimore Examiner Firefighters from throughout the metropolitan region converged in Anne Arundel to support legislation requiring sprinklers installed in houses there, a bill home builders have openly opposed. “We are urging Anne Arundel to be the [...]

Nov 25, 2008

South Carolina Fire Sprinkler Tax Incentive Slow To Become Available

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By David Slade – The Post and Courier Months after the General Assembly approved new incentives for installing fire sprinkler systems, they remain unavailable because not one municipality or county has adopted the tax breaks. The incentives were meant to [...]

Nov 19, 2008

National Residential Fire Sprinkler Summit Unites Advocacy Groups

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With the nation’s model building codes now requiring fire sprinkler systems in all new homes, representatives of 28 national and international organizations concerned with residential fire safety just held a National Residential Fire Sprinkler Summit to discuss opportunities for cooperative [...]

Nov 13, 2008

Supporting Residential Fire Sprinklers Without Living In A Sprinklered Home

by Justin D. Reid, P.E.

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It has been said by some that “if you’re going to speak for residential fire sprinklers in single family homes, it’s imperative that you live in a sprinklered house.” I wish to respond to this claim in order to encourage [...]

Nov 12, 2008

National Association of Home Builders Requests Appeal of IRC Residential Fire Sprinklers Requirement

by Ryan J. Smith

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UPDATE: ICC Appeals Board Denies NAHB Claim Regarding IRC Residential Sprinkler Requirement See the article “ICC Appeals Board Denies NAHB Claim“ The opposition to residential fire sprinkler requirements continues as the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) filed a request [...]

Nov 10, 2008

Tennessee – Home Fire Sprinkler Rules Spark Building Inspectors Protests

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By Andy Johns – Chattanooga Times Free Press In the middle of a housing slump, the last thing Tina Rice wants to do is tack on a few thousand dollars to the price of home construction. Which is why she’s [...]

Firefighters Back Anne Arundel, MD Residential Fire Sprinkler Bill

South Carolina Fire Sprinkler Tax Incentive Slow To Become Available

National Residential Fire Sprinkler Summit Unites Advocacy Groups

Supporting Residential Fire Sprinklers Without Living In A Sprinklered Home

National Association of Home Builders Requests Appeal of IRC Residential Fire Sprinklers Requirement

Tennessee – Home Fire Sprinkler Rules Spark Building Inspectors Protests

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