Feb 12, 2009

Arizona Bill HB2267 Would Bar Communities From Requiring Fire Sprinklers

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By Daniel Newhauser – Cronkite News Service Laura Gentile said she rests easier knowing that she, her husband and her 16-year-old daughter live under a ceiling sporting fire sprinklers. “I for sure feel safer with them,” she said from the [...]

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Jan 27, 2009

Home Builders Attack Residential Fire Sprinklers By Introducing State Legislation

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Just weeks after the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) request to appeal residential fire sprinkler requirements in the 2009 edition of the International Residential Code (IRC) was defeated, the home builders lobby has moved on to their next attempt [...]

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Jan 15, 2009

Shasta County, CA – Home Fire Sprinkler Ordinance Expected to Spark Controversy

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By Michael Woodward – AndersonValleyPost.com While most of the California state fire code is expected to be adopted at the county level without protest, Shasta County Fire Marshal Jim Diehl said that the sprinkler ordinance will get the most attention. [...]

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Jan 06, 2009

Anne Arundel, MD Passes Fire Sprinkler Requirement for New Homes

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By ERIN COX – HomeTownAnnapolis.com Fire sprinklers will soon be required in all new Anne Arundel homes after the County Council approved the mandate last night. Firefighters have lobbied for the across-the-board sprinkler rule for the better part of a [...]

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Dec 23, 2008

ICC Board of Directors Unanimously Upholds Residential Sprinkler Requirements

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2009 International Residential Code Will Require Residential Fire Sprinklers The International Code Council (ICC) Board of Directors has voted unanimously to reject an appeal by the National Association of Home Builders seeking to remove residential fire sprinkler requirements from the [...]

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Dec 11, 2008

ICC Appeals Board Denies NAHB Claim Regarding IRC Residential Sprinkler Requirement

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In November it was announced that the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) had formerly requested an appeal of RB64-07/08 and RB66-07/08, which requires residential fire sprinklers to be installed in one and two family homes and town homes effective [...]

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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 [...]

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Nov 12, 2008

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

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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 [...]

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Oct 24, 2008

Anne Arundel, MD – Council Bill to Require Fire Sprinklers in All New Homes

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By ERIN COX – HometownAnnapolis.com In the wake of a deadly fire last week, Council Chairman Cathy Vitale has revived her plan to mandate a sprinkler system for every new home. Ms. Vitale, R-Severna Park, introduced a bill Monday night [...]

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Sep 19, 2008

International Code Council Ready to Vote on Residential Fire Sprinkler Requirements

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The Residential Fire Sprinklers Code has passed! See the article “ICC Approves Residential Fire Sprinklers in the International Residential Code“ With the International Code Council (ICC) hearings in progress at the Minneapolis Convention Center, September 14-23, 2008, the Wall Street [...]

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