Builders fight proposed home sprinkler requirement

By Dusty Smith

Firefighters and sprinkler manufacturers are locked in a fierce national battle against home builders over a proposed requirement for sprink

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"… wever, only about 28,000 of them are eligible to vote on such code changes. …"

"… manufacturers to change the building code to benefit their own industry.”Firefighters disagree. The proposed requirement “will save lives,” asserts Alan W. …"

In victory for builders, sprinkler systems in new VA homes will be optional

By Dusty Smith

Score one for the builders, at least for now. In the midst of a state-by-state battle over fire safety requirements, a panel in Virginia on