Aug 30, 2010

Court Dismisses Pennsylvania Builders Association (PBA) Lawsuit

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The Commonwealth Court of PA has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the PBA and other petitioners against the PA Department of Labor and Industry (L&I). The lawsuit, filed last year, was an attempt to stop the enforcement of the adopted [...]

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Jan 13, 2010

California Adopting 2009 IRC With The Residential Fire Sprinkler Requirement

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The State of California has adopted building code changes that will require all new one- and two-family homes and townhouses built in the state starting January 1, 2011, to be equipped with life-saving fire sprinkler systems. The California State Building [...]

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Dec 11, 2009

Pennsylvania Adopting 2009 IRC With the Residential Fire Sprinkler Requirement

by George L. Church, Jr.

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The last hurdle from the Independent Regulatory Review Commission came yesterday, as they recommended to Pennsylvania’s Department of Labor & Industry that the new International Residential Code be placed in effect 1110 WITH NO RESTRICTIONS OMITTING SPRINKLERS. A lot of [...]

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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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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 15, 2009

Plumbing Contractors Needed for Residential Fire Sprinkler Work

by Russ Leavitt, SET, CFPS

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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 [...]

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