A new portion of the New Hampshire building codes will require that sprinkler systems be installed in all new homes.
WMUR-TV said the New Hampshire State Building Code Review Board voted to require sprinklers in every newly constructed single- and two-family home and town house starting in 2012.
Fire officials say the requirement could save lives and property.
Durham Fire Chief Corey Landry says sprinklers are like putting a firefighter in each room of a home.
Bert Cox of the New Hampshire Real Estate Investors Association says sprinklers will add costs, but the industry will comply.
State lawmakers have two years to challenge the ordinance.
Topics Homeowners
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