Trade ups – incentives offered by local officials in exchange for installing fire sprinklers – are the centerpiece of this new program.

Manufacturers can now obtain product certification to Official Mexican Standards.

Aguilar returns following a year-long stint as director of codes and standards for the American Supply Association.

Exhibitors will be displaying a variety of products, systems and technologies ranging from complete systems engineered for large commercial and industrial buildings to labor-saving tools and profit-generating services for residential contractors.