Factors in Calculating Fire Sprinkler System Cost Since fire sprinklers and sprinkler system installation costs are largely determined by square footage, the size of the home will have a significant ...

CHICAGO — More than 3,000 people in the U.S. lose their lives each year to fires and 84% of those who die do so in their home. The 2009 International Residential Code provides a provision that ...

You have heard the benefits of residential sprinkler systems and this article is intended to give some brief facts about the installation of residential sprinkler ...

WASHINGTON and DES PLAINES, ILL. — The International Code Council and American Society of Plumbing Engineers have published “Residential Fire Sprinkler Systems: Design, Installation and Code ...

There are currently about 400 communities across the country with residential fire sprinkler ordinances for use in single-family dwellings, designed to meet NFPA 13D. We know such systems provide ...

Although the Seton Hall fire in January 2000 got a conversation going in the Legislature about campus fire safety, it took Pennsylvania policymakers two full years to enact a law to address the issue ...

is trying to make big strides in fire safety following a fatal fraternity fire three years ago. A record number of Greek houses achieved perfect fire code inspections last spring. Plus, 37 ...