Compare MD for including a lot more sprinklered homes. Wouldn't it be great to get $9,000 for a 13d tank and pump?
The list gets bigger, my tolerance already gone with the politics of money in PA's Act 1 to get rid of pesky sprinklers. And they know they are lying. I can't call these half truths. Glc Sent from my iPhone On Apr 30, 2013, at 1:26 PM, "bver...@comcast.net" <bver...@comcast.net> wrote: > How safe is very safe? How far is far? > > The one true implied item is that fire fatalities are drastically different > state to state, or region to region. Compare GA to MN. > > bv > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ryan Hinson" <rhin...@burnsmcd.com> > To: sprinklerfo...@firesprinkler.org > Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 8:44:05 AM > Subject: Home sprinkler mandate in MN > > FYI Here is a chain email letter being sent out by the builder's association > in MN regarding the eminent vote on the home sprinkler mandate. There are a > lot of lies in there. How do these people sleep at night? > > Take Action: Contact the 10 Conference Committee members by calling or > clicking on their linked email addresses above. You can use the example email > below or compose your own message. > > Example Email: > > Subj: Vote No on Mandatory Indoor Sprinkler System for MN Homes > > Dear , > > I'm a Minnesotan who works in the homebuilding industry. I strongly support > the provision in the Omnibus Jobs and Economic Development Finance bill which > prohibits a mandate for home sprinkler systems in our state's building code. > Newly built homes in Minnesota are a national model for fire safety where > fire deaths have virtually disappeared. There are other important factors I'd > ask you to consider: > > * The housing industry plays a critical role in the state's ongoing economic > recovery. > * Coming out of the recession, consumers are very price-sensitive. > * The cost of meeting the home sprinkler mandate is approximately $2.00 per > square foot, and twice that for homes with well water. For a 4,500 square > foot (unfinished) home, this adds $9,000 -$18,000 to the cost of purchase. > * Once installed, a sprinkler system requires more rigorous testing and > maintenance than an equally-effective hard-wired smoke alarm system, further > increasing costs for homeowners. > * The potential impact of a false positive is also significant - while a > false alarm for a smoke detector awakens the family, with a sprinkler system > the house is flooded. > > If new home safety was a significant concern in Minnesota today, we would > join the groups who are interested in this mandate. However, based on any > independent data, Minnesota is a very safe state for new and remodeled homes. > Asking families to pay thousands more dollars for their home in an effort to > mitigate a negligible risk is contrary to the policy and purpose of the > current building code, which states: > > "The construction of buildings should be permitted at the least possible cost > consistent with recognized standards of health and safety." > > Please support the Senate language on this issue, we look forward to a > building code free of a home indoor sprinkler system mandate. > > Sincerely, > Your Name, Company Name > > End example > > Let the lightning bolts begin... > > Ryan L. Hinson, PE*, SET > Senior Fire Protection Engineer, Aviation & Federal Group, > P&I GP Liaison > Burns & McDonnell > Minneapolis-St. Paul Office > 8201 Norman Center Drive, Suite 300 > Bloomington, MN 55437 > Direct: 952-656-3662 > Mobile: 320-250-5404 > Fax: 952-229-2923 > www.burnsmcd.com<BLOCKED::www.burnsmcd.com> > *Registered in MN > > > Proud to be #18 of FORTUNE'S 100 Best Companies to Work For > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > Sprinklerforum@lists.firesprinkler.org > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > Sprinklerforum@lists.firesprinkler.org > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list Sprinklerforum@lists.firesprinkler.org http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
