Through the use of trade-ups, developers and builders can achieve reduced construction costs while providing higher value homes for homebuyers.
The homeowner whose life and property is safeguarded reaps the primary benefit from a residential fire sprinkler system, but the builder who adds sprinkler systems to his houses gains advantages, too.

Developers and builders in Marietta, Georgia are benefiting from trade-ups by installing automatic fire sprinkler systems in entire developments.

During the planning process, city managers and the fire marshal agreed that because all the homes in the developments would be protected with fire sprinkler systems, they could be built closer together and closer to the property lines, increasing the number of homes in each development.

Alden Spencer of Georgia-based Affordable Fire Protection said he has worked on these types of projects over the last few years with Torey Homes and Williamscraft Builders. "We are getting ready to start a new development working with McKenzie-Perry Homes," he said. "It really has been a good experience for builders and homebuyers because they get the benefits of the trade-up and build safer homes for their customers," Spencer said.