Oct 03, 2009

Residential Fire Sprinklers: Plumbing Contractor Competitive Advantage #2

by Steven Scandaliato, SET

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Part four of a five part series focusing on the rapidly growing residential fire sprinkler market and why plumbing contractors are best positioned to capture this opportunity. To view part three of the series visit “Residential Fire Sprinklers: Plumbing Contractor [...]

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Sep 25, 2009

Fire Sprinklers: Save Lives, Buildings and the Environment

by Residential Fire Sprinklers .com

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Fire sprinklers help to reduce the carbon footprint of properties through the entire cycle of construction. They reduce carbon dioxide emissions from fires, reduce the amount of burned or non-recyclable building materials going to landfills, save energy on rebuilding after [...]

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Sep 24, 2009

Residential Fire Sprinkler Battle Still Ablaze

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Getting home fire sprinklers added to the 2009 International Residential Code wasn’t easy. Opponents are still fighting to remove that requirement from the code, and NFPA and its allies have readied their arguments for hearings next month. Code development hearings [...]

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Aug 22, 2009

Residential Fire Sprinklers: Plumbing Contractor Competitive Advantage #1

by Steven Scandaliato, SET

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Part three of a five part series focusing on the rapidly growing residential fire sprinkler market and why plumbing contractors are best positioned to capture this opportunity. To view part two of the series visit “Plumbing Contractors Needed for Residential [...]

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Aug 17, 2009

Message from the US Fire Administrator about Residential Fire Sprinklers

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The U.S. Fire Administration has promoted research, development, testing, and demonstrations of residential fire sprinkler systems for more than 30 years. The research regarding residential fire sprinkler systems has indisputably demonstrated the following: – Residential fire sprinklers can save the [...]

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Aug 14, 2009

Residential Fire Sprinklers Endorsed By FEMA’s U.S. Fire Administration

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The U.S. Fire Administration Announces its Support of a New Building Code Calling for the Use of Fire Sprinklers in New Homes After 30 years of testing, research and development, the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) [...]

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May 25, 2009

Should We Promote Sprinkling Habitat Homes?

by Paul L. Dove

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This was an interesting question that I asked myself before the inclusion of the residential sprinkler requirements in the last remaining model code to accept them for one and two family homes and townhouses. During the period in time where [...]

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May 18, 2009

Better Home Fire Sprinkler Systems For A Better Price

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By Robert Behre – The Post and Courier Normally, it wouldn’t be considered a good thing to have several fire trucks, fire marshals and code inspectors parked in your driveway. But in the case of the new 3,500-square-foot home under [...]

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May 03, 2009

Home Fires On The Rise in Massachusetts Despite Fire Safety Programs

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By Gal Tziperman Lotan – Taunton Daily Gazette It was a shock. But maybe it shouldn’t have been. Oudah Frawi and his two infant sons died last week when a fire gutted their basement apartment in Quincy. A month earlier, [...]

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Apr 10, 2009

New Fire Sprinkler Webinar Focuses On Multipurpose Systems In Residential Fire Protection

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Webinar presentation will educate participants on the use of multipurpose systems in residential fire sprinkler installation and why this is becoming the most cost effective solution. A new webinar has been prepared by Fire Smarts, LLC on behalf of the [...]

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