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Congratulations to BAM Award Winners
The outstanding accomplishments of 13 members of the residential construction industry were recognized by the Builders Association of Minnesota Friday February 24, 2012 at the fifth annual Minnesota Builders Convention in Minneapolis, MN. Congratulations to the 2011 Award Winners! (Click on a photo thumbnail below to see a larger version) Rick Kot, R.A. Kot Homes Advocacy Award With Keith Kylmala 2012 BAM President Kot has been a member of the builders association for over 20 years and a very active leader. He currently serves as a member of BAM's Executive Committee, the BAM GR Committee and the Legal Action Committee of which he's a founding member. Kot actively advocates for the industry at both the state and national capitols and has served on multiple task forces put … [Read More...]
Government Relations
BAM Publishes Construction Fire Data
The Builders Association of Minnesota obtained fire death data from the Minnesota State Fire Marshal, a division of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety. Minnesota has collected data on fire deaths including the street address of the fire and whether or not working smoke alarms were present since 1998. The data show there have been [...]
Legal Action
BAM Files Summons & Complaint
BAM filed a summons and complaint last week in a lawsuit against the City of Saint Paul in response to the City’s current egress window policy for existing homes which directly violates Minnesota Statute 299F.011 by exceeding the Minnesota State Building Code. The existing City of St. Paul’s egress window policy opposes the Minnesota Supreme [...]
BAM Leadership Posts
BAM Provides Support To Minneapolis Tornado Victims
In an effort to help victims of the recent tornado destruction in North Minneapolis rebuild and repair their homes without worry of falling prey to construction by unlicensed contractors, the Builders Association of Minnesota, together with four partner associations, has created a comprehensive online resource to help families quickly and easily locate reputable contractors. The [...]
NAHB Updates
NAHB Construction Codes & Standards Committee Meeting
By: Karen Linner, BAM Director of Codes & Research The NAHB Construction Codes and Standards Committee meeting held on Tuesday February 7th was available for viewing as a webinar. I monitored the event and the time was well spent. The software was easy to download and worked without a hitch. But what was really impressive [...]