Fire protection work coming up in British Columbia
45 projects in British Columbia fit sprinkler and fire alarm suppliers and fire protection contractors in the last 30 days. Each has a building permit, a construction start or a site plan on the public record, at $1M and up, houses left out, in the phases where fire protection gets bought.
Projects that fit, from the last 30 days
A few of the 45, biggest first. Each opens its project file. Pro names the people on each one.
- West 5th Rental TowerNew mixed-use buildingPermit · Approved
- 13568 105 AveNew multifamilyPermit · Approved
- 1710 E Pender StreetNew mixed-use buildingPermit · Approved
- 2010 Harrison DriveNew industrial buildingPermit · Approved
- 18620 No 10 (56 Ave) HwyRenovation of a school or civic buildingPermit · Approved
- 551 E 10Th AvenueNew mixed-use buildingPermit · Approved
- 5282 Granville StreetNew multifamilyPermit · Approved
- 387 West Pender StreetNew industrial buildingPermit · Approved
When fire protection gets bought
Sprinkler and alarm design starts early, and the rough-in follows the structure floor by floor.
On 133 Miami jobs we measured, the fire protection permit landed a median 103 days after the first building permit, and three in four had it by day 490.
New building permits and construction starts for anything big enough to need sprinklers.
In ChatGPT or Claude
With Pro, ask your AI assistant for fire protection jobs in British Columbia and it reads Groundbreak for you, names included. It works in Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and any app that takes an MCP server.
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- How do sprinkler and fire alarm suppliers and fire protection contractors find new projects in British Columbia?
- Watch the public record, not the bid boards. New building permits and construction starts for anything big enough to need sprinklers. 45 projects in British Columbia fit sprinkler and fire alarm suppliers and fire protection contractors in the last 30 days. Each has a building permit, a construction start or a site plan on the public record, at $1M and up, houses left out, in the phases where fire protection gets bought. Radar sends the next one the day it files.
- When does a GC buy fire protection on a job?
- Sprinkler and alarm design starts early, and the rough-in follows the structure floor by floor. On 133 Miami jobs we measured, the fire protection permit landed a median 103 days after the first building permit, and three in four had it by day 490.
- How do I find out which sub won the job in British Columbia?
- British Columbia does not publish trade permits, so the sub is not on the public record. The building permit and the construction start name the contractor where the record does, and Pro shows that name the day it files. Call the GC and ask who has the fire protection.
- Where does this count come from?
- Groundbreak reads new home registrations, major projects and permits in Vancouver, Surrey and New Westminster in British Columbia every day and groups them into projects. This page counts the projects at the stages a supplier watches, the same count sign-up shows for the same picks. It was computed Nov 11, 2026, 2:15 AM Eastern and updates daily.
- What does Groundbreak cost?
- Creating an account is free: tell Radar what you work on and it shows your matches. The names, phones and figures on every record are Pro. There is no free trial. Pro is $27 a month, every market. Cancel anytime.
- Can I ask ChatGPT or Claude for this?
- Yes, with Pro. Groundbreak runs an MCP server, so Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other AI assistants can search British Columbia's permits, projects and companies and say who is on them. Setup takes a minute: https://docs.groundbreak.city/mcp.