Government Affairs
MBI Solves Relocatable Building Code Issues in Atlanta
A large fleet owner member of MBI was recently delayed in Georgia due to the state’s confusion over the details of the International Building Code. According to the company’s regional general manager, “The feedback we got was, ‘Your plans are not up to date, you need to bring them up to code.’”
Here’s how MBI was able to correct the state’s misunderstanding.
Read MoreMBI Helps Kick-Start Stalled Plan Review Process
Modular projects in Washington State had ground to a halt. Plan review lead times began stretching into six, eight, even twelve weeks. “Over the summer of 2021, it was getting even longer than that,” says Alan Rasmussen of Modern Building Systems. “By the fall and winter of 2021, reviews were taking 24 weeks.”
Here’s how MBI was able to get things moving again.
Read MoreCalifornia Governor’s Office Working with MBI on Shipping Container Initiative for Homeless
California Governor’s Office Working with MBI on Shipping Container Initiative for Homeless MBI Government Affairs Director, Jon Hannah-Spacagna, was contacted by leadership in Governor Newsom’s office to discuss a partnership with our industry to utilize the influx of shipping containers at California ports and waiting to be unloaded at their ports to donate to our…
Read MoreMBI Works with WA Labor and Industries Dept.
MBI Works with Washington State Labor and Industries Department to Adopt Third Party Plan Reviews At the end of August, MBI’s government affairs director, Jon Hannah-Spacagna, was notified by members that plan reviews in Washington state were being delayed 16-20 weeks. Jon first contacted the Labor and Industries (L&I) Advisory Board Chair, Joan Brown. Joan…
Read MoreModular Building Institute Protects Members Doing Business in New York
Modular Building Institute Protects Members Doing Business in New York Early during the 2020 New York State Legislature session, two companion bills—S5420 and A2933—were introduced. These bills would require the use of New York City union labor for all buildings built in the city and potentially the state, regardless of where the buildings were built…
Read MoreBreaking Down the “Modular Building Code”
MBI often gets calls from people asking, “what is the modular building code?” So, let’s answer that question here.
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