2021 ICC Committee Action Hearing After Action Report
The International Code Council (ICC) Committee Action Hearings ended on May 4th. The Committee Action Hearings lasted 21 days and took 200 total hours to complete. Around 1,162 proposals were heard and deliberated by 13 different code committees. The NFSA Code Development Team was there for every proposal to ensure the fire sprinkler industry was represented and the fire sprinkler concept was furthered. Long before the Committee Action Hearings started, the NFSA Code Development Team began writing, reviewing, commenting and working with our partners and others in the industry to ensure the next edition of the I-Codes provides the highest level of protection as possible.
Read MoreSay Goodbye to Party Walls
As a former Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) a two-owner system is something that sounds blasphemous and is hard to type even now. Imagine this, a single building divided by a fire wall (which by definition is now considered a two separate buildings), two owners, two addresses, two systems?
Read MoreNFSA’s Guide to NFPA’s 2020 Annual Technical Meeting – Virtual Edition
The National Fire Sprinkler Association (NFSA) performs a very active role in the codes and standards revision process through our members, staff and the activities of the Engineering and Standards Committee and Code Development Team.
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Technotes: Meet Our SMEs
NFSA’s Expert of the Day (EOD) program is a benefit that strives to help our members with technical responses to codes and standards questions on requirements pertaining to water-based fire protection. The EOD program has subject matter experts (SME) across the Codes, Standards and Public Fire Protection, Engineering, and Contractor Services departments available each business day.
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