Sprinkler system design and construction are paramount to fire suppression and safety in all industrial facilities. They have more significance within the waste, recycling and scrap metal industries ...

The provisions and requirements for fire sprinkler systems within buildings have been mandated within codes and standards since the late 1800s. The inclusion of these systems fit within our core ...

The American Fire Sprinkler Association (AFSA) announces the 2010 schedule for both its traditional Beginning Fire Sprinkler System Planning School as well as its new System Layout School for ...

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 ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON — The International Code Council’s 2009 edition of the International Residential Code that requires residential fire sprinklers will take effect in less than seven months. Fortunately for ...

DALLAS – The American Fire Sprinkler Association (AFSA) announces the 2016 schedule for its popular Beginning Fire Sprinkler System Planning School. The six 2016 dates are January 11-22, February 8-19 ...

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 ...

According to the British Automatic Fire Sprinkler Association (BAFSA), fire sprinkler systems can reduce injuries by at least 80%, reduce property damage by 90% and substantially reduce damage to the ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fire safety is nonnegotiable, yet for decades, homeowners have had to ...