Voters send message that sprinkler requirements for new homes should remain in model building code
By nfpa@jiveon.com As previously reported on this blog, a crucial vote took place on a proposal to place a requirement in the International Code Council’s (ICC) International Residential Code to sprinkler new, one- and two-family homes into the annex of the code’s 2018
Source:: NFPA – Fire Sprinkler Initiative
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