Oct 28, 2009

Residential Fire Sprinklers Win Again at ICC Meeting in Baltimore

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In today’s meeting of the International Code Council (ICC) in Baltimore, Maryland, proposals made to eliminate the requirement for residential fire sprinklers in the International Residential Code (IRC) were defeated. These requirements were included in the 2009 IRC, to become [...]

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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 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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Sep 23, 2009

Johnston, Iowa Awaits New Rules on Residential Fire Sprinklers

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By LISA LAVIA RYAN – DesMoinesRegister.com It’s far too early to determine where the city of Johnston will land regarding proposed rules governing sprinkler requirements in residences, Johnston’s fire chief told the City Council last week. International Residential Code sprinkler [...]

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Sep 23, 2009

Kirksville, Missouri To Require Fire Sprinklers In New Homes

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By Kathleen Sprouse – KBIA The city of Kirkville plans to require all new homes beginning in 2012 to have fire sprinklers. The city council approved the new code this week requiring sprinklers in duplexes and single family houses. Kirksville’s [...]

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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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Jun 07, 2009

Residential Fire Sprinklers Put Texas Governor In The Hot Seat

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By Rick Casey – Houston Chronicle The city of West University Place is hot under the collar over an amendment slipped into an innocuous bill on plumbing standards during the last days of the Legislature. The amendment prohibits municipalities from [...]

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Jun 03, 2009

Residential Fire Sprinkler Requirements Coming Soon!

by Russ Leavitt, SET, CFPS

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Part 1 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. On September 21, 2008 the International Code Council (ICC) adopted amendment RB64-07/08 to [...]

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