MBI Working with Maryland Depart of Labor and Licensing to Encourage Adoption of ANSI 1205
MBI and ICC are working with the Department of Labor and Licensing to adopt ANSI 1205 to use third-party inspection agencies.
MBI has coordinated a call for January 27 with the Maryland leadership team as well as modular program leadership from Virginia, California, and Texas to share their positive experiences in utilizing third-party agencies and how they regulate them.
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MBI Statement on the ROAD To Housing Act
MBI Statement on the ROAD To Housing Act While the country faces a dire housing shortage and we are encouraged to see strong bipartisan momentum on this issue, there are both promising and concerning provisions of the ROAD To Housing Act. The Act was recently passed unanimously out of the Senate Banking Committee.  We are…
Oregon HB 2688 Statement
Oregon HB 2688 Passage Statement Today, Governor Tina Kotek of Oregon signed HB 2688 into law. This disastrous legislation, which narrowly passed out of the legislature despite bipartisan opposition, will require Oregon-based modular manufacturers working on public projects to pay prevailing wages. Paying on-site construction wages for distinctly different factory work conducted under fundamentally different…
Modular Building Institute Statement on Pennsylvania Senate Bill 908
Modular Building Institute Statement on Pennsylvania Senate Bill 908 For over forty years, the Modular Building Institute has been the leading advocate for the modular construction industry. Representing over 650 member organizations across the globe, including 28 in Pennsylvania who have offered reliable employment in their communities for years, we strongly encourage the Pennsylvania State…
Oregon’s Prevailing Wage Proposal: A Wake-Up Call for Modular Construction
Should House Bill 2688A become law, building projects would increase in price, face longer completion timelines, and produce significantly more waste. The bill also incentivizes contract awards to out of state businesses who would not reinvest their earnings into the local Oregon economy.