Prices must be expensive in mn priced out our house in wis at under $1500 in two floors for 3000 sq ft. Norm On Apr 30, 2013 10:44 AM, "Hinson, Ryan" <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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 > [email protected] > > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org > _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
