WASHINGTON and DES PLAINES, ILL. — The International Code Council and American Society of Plumbing Engineers have published “Residential Fire Sprinkler Systems: Design, Installation and Code ...

The local adopted fire and building codes specify when sprinkler systems need to be installed. These codes do not specify the system design, type, or limitations. Most model codes send the user to ...

In Part I of this three-part series we reviewed the basics of residential sprinkler systems with a focus on the standalone sprinkler system based on the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 13d ...

Multipurpose residential fire sprinkler systems combine fire sprinklers with a home's plumbing, which means that a plumber can often install both. And with the 2009 International Residential Code ...

Look at the ceiling of any public building and you’ll notice that fire sprinkler systems are everywhere. To the untrained observer, one sprinkler system is probably very much the same as another. On ...

Watering our lawns and gardens is a thankless chore, and it can be particularly wasteful when done with a hose in one hand and a beer in the other. Irrigation systems have made home watering simpler ...

Automatic sprinkler systems extinguish or control fires by discharging water locally. Detection is handled mechanically by heat-sensitive thermal elements typically constructed from a glass bulb ...

Including an automatic sprinkler system in the planning stages of an office scheme can save on capital costs and could reduce the construction programme. The Business Sprinkler Alliance and WSP have ...