Those fire codes were created a century ago for the laudable purpose of preventing death from avoidable house fires. These days, now-outdated fire codes are just another of the many impediments slowing the creation and adoption of prefabricated homes built in a factory by robots.

We need a way of sunsetting rules that no longer make sense when technology makes radical change possible. We also need to remember that competitive companies don't succeed long-term (i.e., in timespans of decades) by producing things that intentionally kill their customers. (Ford hasn't done too well in the decades after the Pinto!)

A "company" might only exist for a few months during a construction project. When the project is over and the house sold, the "company" disbands.

The idea that we don't need fire codes because company owners or employees care what happens decades down the line is misguided.