A sprinkler system can be worth it to automate your lawn's water flow, but may not recoup the installation cost when you sell. Some or all of the mortgage lenders featured on our site are advertising ...

Home fire sprinklers sit at the intersection of safety, cost, and building policy, promising to stop small flames from turning into life‑threatening disasters. Whether they are worth the investment ...

QUINCY, Mass.—The cost of installing home fire sprinklers has decreased nationwide, and states that mandate home fire sprinklers have even lower installation costs, a new study by the Fire Protection ...

Hanover Township Fire Chief Jeff Tudgay said a new law that went into effect in the state this year has made his job easier and homebuilder’s jobs tougher. And that’s fine with him. The requirement ...

BOSTON, Mass. (SHNS)–Firefighters want communities to be able to opt-in to a sprinkler mandate for new single family homes, but builders warn that the policy could add thousands or tens of thousands ...

Unless the state Legislature acts otherwise, one- and two-family homes built in Pennsylvania after Jan. 1, 2011, will be required to have sprinkler systems. Why would the Legislature pass a law to opt ...

It's expected to cost the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill about $17 million to outfit the remainder of its dormitories with sprinkler systems. Two-thirds of the university's 33 dorms have ...

CHICAGO — Two deadly fires that occurred in less than a week in January prove the need for federal legislation to enact laws that assist business owners who retrofit their buildings with fire ...

It's expected to cost the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill about $17 million to outfit the remainder of its dormitories with sprinkler systems. Two-thirds of the university's 33 dorms have ...