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Technical Fix Removes Sprinklers from Twin Homes

  Governor Mark Dayton signed bipartisan housing legislation Tuesday fixing technical language and removing the sprinkler mandate on twin homes. The legislation directs the Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) to modify Minnesota’s Building Code to match the national building code. The legislation follows the Minnesota Court of Appeals’ directive…

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Home Builders Oppose Home Indoor Sprinkler Mandate for Single Family Homes in Proposed Building Code

The Builders Association of the Twin Cities (BATC), alongside the Builders Association of MN and other business groups strongly opposes the costly and unnecessary home indoor sprinkler mandate included in the draft of the updated residential building code released today by the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI).

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