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Sprinkler & Fire Alarm Permits in Austin & Chicago: 2026 statistics from 54 public records
The most common work type is Sprinkler system: 38 of 54 records (70.4%) (as of 2026-11-04; source: City of Austin and City of Chicago open-data building permits (commercial work only)).
Data as of · Compiled by Zalwin from City of Austin and City of Chicago open-data building permits (commercial work only)
Key findings
- Zalwin's FireSystemPermitPulse dataset holds 54 FireSystemPermitPulse records dated 2026-07-07 to 2026-10-29 (as of 2026-11-04; source: City of Austin and City of Chicago open-data building permits (commercial work only)). #
- The most common work type is Sprinkler system: 38 of 54 records (70.4%) (as of 2026-11-04; source: City of Austin and City of Chicago open-data building permits (commercial work only)). #
- Across 36 records with a stated job value, the total is $48,207,725 and the median is $750,000; the largest is $17,500,000 (W OHARE ST, Chicago IL) (as of 2026-11-04; source: City of Austin and City of Chicago open-data building permits (commercial work only)). #
- The top 10% of records by job value (4 of 36) account for 59.5% of the total (as of 2026-11-04; source: City of Austin and City of Chicago open-data building permits (commercial work only)). #
- 11 of 54 records (20.4%) are dated within the 30 days before 2026-11-04 (source: City of Austin and City of Chicago open-data building permits (commercial work only)). #
FireSystemPermitPulse records by work type
| Group | Records | Share | Total job value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sprinkler system | 38 | 70.4% | $34,007,725 |
| Suppression system | 12 | 22.2% | $13,000,000 |
| Fire alarm | 4 | 7.4% | $1,200,000 |
Methodology and data provenance
- Sample: 54 public records dated 2026-07-07 to 2026-10-29; illustrative samples excluded.
- Source: City of Austin and City of Chicago open-data building permits (commercial work only). Refreshed automatically about every 12 hours; figures above are as of 2026-11-04.
- Shares are of all records in the dataset; totals and medians use only records with a stated job value.
- Organization-level data only. Informational; verify individual records at the official source.
Cite this study
Zalwin Research, "FireSystemPermitPulse statistics" (data as of 2026-11-04), https://zalwin.com/research/firesystempermitpulse
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