National Association Of Home Builders – Residential Fire Sprinklers

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 [...]

Jan 27, 2009

Home Builders Attack Residential Fire Sprinklers By Introducing State Legislation

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Just weeks after the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) request to appeal residential fire sprinkler requirements in the 2009 edition of the International Residential Code (IRC) was defeated, the home builders lobby has moved on to their next attempt [...]

Dec 23, 2008

ICC Board of Directors Unanimously Upholds Residential Sprinkler Requirements

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2009 International Residential Code Will Require Residential Fire Sprinklers The International Code Council (ICC) Board of Directors has voted unanimously to reject an appeal by the National Association of Home Builders seeking to remove residential fire sprinkler requirements from the [...]

Dec 11, 2008

ICC Appeals Board Denies NAHB Claim Regarding IRC Residential Sprinkler Requirement

by Ryan J. Smith

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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 [...]

Nov 12, 2008

National Association of Home Builders Requests Appeal of IRC Residential Fire Sprinklers Requirement

by Ryan J. Smith

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UPDATE: ICC Appeals Board Denies NAHB Claim Regarding IRC Residential Sprinkler Requirement See the article “ICC Appeals Board Denies NAHB Claim“ The opposition to residential fire sprinkler requirements continues as the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) filed a request [...]

Residential Fire Sprinkler Battle Still Ablaze

Home Builders Attack Residential Fire Sprinklers By Introducing State Legislation

ICC Board of Directors Unanimously Upholds Residential Sprinkler Requirements

ICC Appeals Board Denies NAHB Claim Regarding IRC Residential Sprinkler Requirement

National Association of Home Builders Requests Appeal of IRC Residential Fire Sprinklers Requirement

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