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 [...]
Part two 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 one of the series visit “Residential Fire Sprinkler Requirements Coming [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
ResidentialFireSprinklers.com is pleased to bring you a recorded audio interview with Steve Muncy, President of the American Fire Sprinkler Association (AFSA). Steve has an extensive career in the fire sprinkler industry. In 1988 he became the Executive Vice President of [...]
. Location: Rush City, MN Home Type: Single Family Modular Yr Built: 2006 Sq. Ft.: 4200 Date of Fire: August 27, 2007 Damage: Total Loss $407,000 Last year, on August 27, 2007, the Jungels family had their lives change forever. [...]
For those of you who know me, regardless of the emotions that sometimes seem to get in the way when controversial issues in the fire service arise, I’ve have always made it a point to see both sides of an [...]
The first automatic fire sprinkler system was patented by Philip W. Pratt of Abington, MA, in 1872, although Henry S. Parmalee of New Haven, Connecticut is considered the inventor of the first practical automatic sprinkler head. Parmalee improved upon the [...]
