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MBI Delegation Briefs Congressional Staff on the Negative Impacts of the Davis-Bacon Act Expansion
On a recent call with the White House’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), several MBI members provided testimony about the potential impact expanding the Davis-Bacon Act would have on their company and the industry.
Read MoreMBI Members Provide Testimony to White House Regarding Concerns of Davis-Bacon Act Expansion
On a recent call with the White House’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), several MBI members provided testimony about the potential impact expanding the Davis-Bacon Act would have on their company and the industry.
Read MoreMBI Secures NY Governor Veto On Bill Targeting Modular Industry
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 MoreWhat is the Davis-Bacon Act and How Does it Affect Modular Construction?
Adopted in 1941, the Davis-Bacon Act was written long before the modular construction industry gained momentum. Now, the US Dept. of Labor is considering applying the law in ways that will seriously curtail the use of modular construction for federal and state projects.
Read MoreMBI 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 MoreModular or Offsite Construction is About the Process First, Product Second, Project Third
If owner/developers start by thinking offsite construction is simply traditional construction with a factory, they have it backwards. Here’s the correct way to start.
Read MoreAdvantages of Digital Prefabrication for the Modern Construction Industry
Digital prefabrication is the cutting-edge of the modern construction industry revolution.
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