Sprinkler requirements are coming soon

摘要

On Sept. 21, 2008, the International Code Council adopted amendment RB64-07/08 to the 2009 International Residential Code. This amendment mandates that beginning Jan. 1, 2011, all new one-and two-family residential dwellings along with townhomes be equipped with fire sprinklers.rnAlthough the amended model code must ultimately be adopted at the state and local level, it is undisputable that the use of fire sprinklers for front line fire protection in residential structures will accelerate at a rate never before experienced. The timeline from now to the widespread adoption of the code is subject to debate, but given the fact that nationally more than 400 local jurisdictions already have some level of single family sprinkler requirements in place, the momentum for mandatory residential fire sprinklers will certainly advance.