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Our goal is to improve fire protection practices worldwide. is a startup community built to help fire protection professionals shine. Swapping NFPA 13 and NFPA 13R is not simply a one-for-one exchange, as their goals are overall quite different. Unlike NFPA 13, NFPA 13R works to make the installation of the sprinkler system more affordable and accessible for residential occupancies by targeting the areas of highest fire risk to life safety with sprinkler systems. It's stated purpose is to additional "prevent flashover in the room of fire origin, where sprinklered" (NFPA 13R 2019 1.2.2). It's important to note that NFPA 13R systems are designed primarily with the intent for life safety (extending the amount of time occupants have to escape a burning building). While those who ask are generally looking for ways to save on construction for the project, the differences are important and worth discussing early in a project. In short, the two standards have very different objectives and as a result require very different means. I've been asked a handful of times in early project planning phases on whether NFPA 13R would be allowed in lieu of NFPA 13 for a project.

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