Apr 25, 2009

Fire Sprinklers Become Mandatory In Santa Barbara, California

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By Eric Lindberg – The Daily Sound Fire sprinklers will be a mandatory requirement for any new buildings, additions and major remodels in Santa Barbara after leaders unanimously approved changes to the city’s fire code yesterday in an effort to [...]

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Apr 01, 2009

Texas Proposed Bill HB1511 Will Limit Local Authority to Adopt Codes

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House Bill 1511 will prohibit jurisdictions from enforcing ANY law that would mandate fire sprinklers in new one- and two-family dwellings that are less than 7,500 square feet in area. Texas home builders have leveraged connections in the legislature to [...]

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Mar 03, 2009

Minnesota Delays Adoption of IRC Residential Fire Sprinklers Requirement

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Hastings Star Gazette Rules to mandate automatic fire sprinklers in new homes constructed after Jan. 1, 2011, will be delayed, the state Department of Labor and Industry says. In a decision announced Monday in a letter to code officials, design [...]

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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 [...]

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Sep 16, 2008

Village of Park Forest, IL Amends Fire Code to Require Residential Fire Sprinklers

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eNews Park Forest The Village Board recently passed an amendment to the Fire Prevention Code lowering the square footage requirement for sprinkler protection in new commercial structures and mandates residential sprinklers in new single-family homes. The measure lowers the square [...]

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Aug 28, 2008

Builders Call for Changes to Alberta’s Fire Code

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By Sean Myers – Calgary Herald Builders say changes to the provincial building code designed to improve fire safety will cost new homebuyers thousands of dollars and create as many problems as they solve. The Alberta chapter of the Canadian [...]

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Jul 29, 2008

New Building Codes for Safety Could Present a Hurdle for Redevelopment

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By Jeff Mores – Northwest Arkansas’ News BENTONVILLE – Normally, firefighters are the only people who get excited about indoor sprinkler systems. As Aug. 1 – the day the updated Arkansas Fire Prevention Code goes into effect – approaches, sprinklers [...]

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Jul 12, 2008

Fire Sprinkler Rules – Builders Seek Review in Johnston, IA

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By KRISTIN DANLEY-GREINER – DesMoinesRegister.com Johnston’s fire code and developers’ desire for lower construction costs have ignited discussion among city officials and leaders of the Home Builders Association of Greater Des Moines. Johnston code calls for sprinkler systems in townhome [...]

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Jul 03, 2008

Fire Rules Few for Beach Houses

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By Martha Quillin and Jerry Allegood – Raleigh News & Observer OCEAN ISLE BEACH – Bigger beach houses all along the North Carolina coast are packing people into places where sprinklers and other fire safety measures are not required, state [...]

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Jun 18, 2008

Fire Sprinklers Worth the Small Cost

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By Dan Clawson Home fire sprinkler systems save billions of dollars while saving lives of countless occupants and firefighters. Sprinklers typically cost one-half percent to 1 percent of a new home’s price, but more than pay for themselves in reduced [...]

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