Sprinklers for 4-storey Wood Frame Residential Buildings

Whereas in 2016 the Province of British Columbia has suffered numerous large loss fires in 4-storey wood frame multi-residential buildings that could have been mitigated by the installation of sprinklers on balconies; And whereas the British Columbia Building Code is based on the National Building Code with modifications specific to BC and that the National Building Code 2015 requires the installation of sprinklers on balconies of 4-storey buildings; Therefore be it resolved that the Minister Responsible for Housing immediately issue a Ministerial Order requiring the installation of sprinklers on the balconies of all new wood frame 4-storey multi-residential buildings.