does it not seem that it is exactly in the lower end housing market, and in the-sideline-housing (where the homeless 250,000 people presumably are waiting to get a better life in a SFD home) where sprinklers would bring the biggest bang for the buck?
Has anyone REALLY calculated the savings incurred from reduced fire (not EMT) response teams in a residentially sprinklered community? Your argument makes sense in the black-and-white of a manifesto. But it doesn´t sit quite right in my gut. That is what this forum is for: debating the issues. My gut vs your facts. scot deal excelsior fire On 4/25/07, John Drucker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Facts about Sprinklers from the National Association of Home Builders The home building industry is dedicated to the safety of the communities in which they build. That's the reason why the National Association of Home Builders supports programs that encourage the installation and maintenance of smoke alarm systems in all homes. Home builders have a vested interest in the safety of their products both during the building process and after the house becomes someone's home. Whenever changes are proposed to the building codes that govern how homes are constructed in each community, the home builder acts as a consumer advocate. It's the home builder's role to make sure that these proposals are necessary and that they are cost effective before they are adopted so that homes stay affordable. For each $1,000 added to the price of a home, another 250,000 potential home buyers are forced to remain on the sidelines. Home builders would never diminish the important role that cost-effective building codes play in providing for occupant safety and health; in fact, new homes are safer than ever. However, as a society, we cannot afford to deny needed housing for the sake of new requirements without proven benefits. While they should remain an option for home owners who choose them, fire sprinklers in single-family homes are expensive to install, can be difficult to maintain and do not represent a cost-effective safety improvement over smoke alarm systems. For that reason, NAHB does not support measures to mandate their use. http://www.smokealarmswork.org/firesprinklers/index.html _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
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