Marshall Klein, P.E., is president of Marshall A. Klein & Associates, Inc., an engineering consulting firm that specializes in national building and fire code issues. Klein was an active participant in the code change cycles of the legacy codes and continues to participate in the ICC code development process. In addition, he has been, and continues to serve, on numerous NFPA technical code/standard committees over the past 25 years.
Spend some quality reading time with this latest edition, and you will be able to help your clients save money while ensuring them their building will be a fire-safe haven for its future occupants.
It is a well-known fact that the installation of automatic fire sprinkler systems in many buildings through the years has saved many lives and much property. Based on the latest study by NFPA, “U.S. Experience with Sprinklers and Other Fire Extinguishing Equipment” (August 2005), its Abstract states: “In fires with sprinklers present, the chances of dying in a fire are reduced by one-half to three-fourths and the average property loss is cut by one-half to two-thirds, compared to fires where sprinklers are not present..."