Using three different methods of calculating market potential, results for
residential fire sprinkler installations in the United States ranged from $2.9
billion to $3.2 billion annually. Further, four types of labor were analyzed to
project the number of additional positions needed as residential fire sprinkler
requirements are adopted across the country.
"There's no question that the recent passing of residential fire sprinkler
requirements to the International Residential Code will change the industry in a
breath and timeline never experienced before,"