The land can be used more efficiently, site planning is simplified and design flexibility increased. This can translate into better accessibility, more on-site parking, more playground space, etc. Exterior cladding Formerly required to be non-combustible, in sprinklered buildings these can now be combustible. This greater choice of claddings can lead to improved thermal performance, lower material costs and increased design flexibility. Openings in exposing building faces Sprinklers allow for doubling the amount of glazing in an exposing building face.
Sprinklers permit greater travel distances to an exit.
The increase in travel distances allows more efficient use of space and floor areas can be larger without an increase in the number of exits. Structural fire protection hese have always been more stringent for some building types when they exceed a specified area. With the use of sprinklers, there can be some reduction in these requirements. For example, in a large mercantile building, 3-hour protection for structural members is reduced to 2 hours. The new Code has addressed this problem by requiring alarm signals to have a standardized sound pattern, conforming to a referenced standard.