A Thing of the Past
Did you know that the National Fire Protection Association’s Fire Code (NFPA 1) now allows authorities having jurisdiction (AHJ’s) a greater ability to remove Class II Standpipes from buildings?
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Chicago Adopts 2018 IBC and International Existing Building Code
The Chicago City Council passed the Phase 2 Building Code Modernization Ordinance, making Chicago the 9th major jurisdiction in the United States to adopt the 2018 International Building Code and International Existing Building Code
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Using Sprinkler Saves for Positive Code Changes
A fire that is prevented saves time, money and lives. However, the downside of a sprinkler save is the un-newsworthiness of the event. As Dennis Grubb, former Orange County, California Fire Prevention Specialist, states in the 2004 OCFA Marble Mountain video, “Why you don’t hear about them saving lives is because it is a non-event…”.
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