Summit County normally updates its building and fire codes every six years, and the local fire departments are recommending ...

OKLAHOMA CITY -- The state fire marshal commission is considering mandating fire sprinklers in brand new homes, but the idea is not catching on with home builders. Most states and cities follow the ...

RALEIGH, N.C. - The adoption of the International Building Code by state regulators here that calls for more stringent usage of fire sprinklers will likely mean more business for sprinkler installers ...

ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) - A deadly fire at an Adams County apartment building forced more than a dozen people out of their homes. It happened early Tuesday morning at the Waterview Apartments on ...

Fires in residential structures with sprinkler systems do so little damage, the Delaware State Fire Marshal’s Office doesn’t keep statistics on them. “Because if a sprinkler system goes off, a large, ...

PATTERSON, N.Y.—A new Pennsylvania law requiring automatic fire sprinkler systems in all new one- and two-family homes as of Jan. 1 was battling for survival this week in the General Assembly. A bill ...

The digital transformation has been reshaping the way we collaborate in construction for some time now. With various stakeholders coming and going throughout the lifecycle of a building, modern ...

Portage's fire sprinkler code — put into place in 1998 — requires a sprinkler for buildings larger than 7,000 square feet for wood construction and 10,000 square feet for non-wood buildings. Any place ...

CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC) - Almost 100 people die every year in South Carolina house fires, but a new mandate could require sprinkler systems in all new construction starting in 2011. When the state's ...