The NFPA 13 omission of sprinklers in bathrooms was changed from 2010 to
2013, and then changed back from 2013 to 2016. The wording of 8.15.8.1.1 is
exactly the same in 2010 and 2016. But in 2013 it specified only
dwelling units in hotels and motels. Could anyone help me understand why
that was don
In addition to what Kevin posted, I can’t say if it directly effected the
reversion, but around the same time the IBC revision cycle(for IBC2015) was
progressing where they added in the specific exemption for bathrooms for group
R occupancies without limiting it to hotels/motels. In areas where