1.25.16 - Ahead of codes adoption, firefighters make final pitch for townhouse sprinklers
"The 2015 set of state fire prevention and building codes were to begin a final round of consideration on Monday, though it’s an omission from the set that has firefighters fuming."
"The state is moving ahead with a set of recommended codes approved last August that do not include requirements for new one- and two-family residential dwellings to be built with fire sprinklers. The rather dry subject matter has been the source of a rift between homebuilders who say the systems are too costly and firefighters who counter that safety outweighs the price of any increases."