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    Windows next to Firewalls 706.5

    Per 706.5 it seems the only way to terminate the firewall at the exterior wall and have windows within 4' of the firewall is to sprinkler the building that will have the window within 4'. I am working on non-sprinklered townhomes and they are designed to have the openings within 4'. I think the...
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    Historic R2 - To be sprinkled or not?

    Hello and good day. I'm working on a renovation of a historic apartment building in Topeka, KS. I am trying to determine whether fire sprinklers are required. (We are having some disagreement in the office.) The building is two stories above grade and one below, occupancy type is not...
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