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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 187 civilian fire deaths from 1998 through 2010. BAM staff obtained the year of construction of all single-family houses in which deaths occurred from county assessors. See the data here. The graph below show Minnesota civilian fire deaths 1998-2010 in single-family homes by decade of construction. The second graph is of civilian fire deaths by year of construction overlaid with changes to the Minnesota State Building Code. In 1995 the State Building … [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 [...]