Guide to Benefits of Fire Sprinklers in the IRC – From 2000 to 2021
The International Residential Code (IRC) is the predominant model residential code in the U.S. The IRC as a model code, requires sprinklers throughout one- and two-family homes and townhouses, however, several jurisdictions remove the fire sprinkler mandate. This short guide considers the mandate but accounts that jurisdictions do adopt the IRC without sprinklers in new construction.
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Minimum Prescriptive Standards
The 2018 International Residential Code (IRC) requires all new one-and two-family dwellings and townhouses to be protected by automatic fire sprinklers. Then, upon local adoption, 48 states choose to not provide that minimum basic state requirement without any justification other than cost. This is simply a blatant disregard for minimal statewide safety measures and jeopardizes the health and well being of those less fortunate communities.
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