MBI's Government Affairs Team
Led by the Modular Building Institute's government affairs director Alex Carmack, MBI's team of government affairs professionals is diverse, experienced, and well-connected on both the state and federal levels.
Alex Carmack
MBI Government Affairs Director
alex@modular.org
Andrew Muchnick
MBI Government Affairs Manager
andrew@modular.org
MBI's Government Affairs Committee
Chaired by Kam Valgardson of Irontown Homes and vice chaired by Samantha Taylor of Steenhof Building Services, MBI also boasts a working committee of dozens of modular industry professionals that meets and advises MBI on existing legislative barriers, emerging issues, and opportunities to expand the adoption of modular and offsite construction.
Kam Valgardsen
Irontown Modular
Samantha Taylor
Crosscheck Modular Consulting
Frank Novack
Mobile Modular Management Corporation
Melanie Wilkie
ATCO Structures & Logistics (USA) Inc.
Shannon Eagen
Mobilease Modular Space, Inc.
Michelle Tung
homeD Modular Building Technologies Corp
Ross Parks
Sunbelt Modular, Inc.
Paul Mammarelli
Mobile Modular Management Corporation
Ashley Woods
Diamond Builders, Inc.
Stuart Emmons
Emmons Design
Government Affairs Articles
MBI 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.
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California Governor’s Office Working with MBI on Shipping Container Initiative for Homeless MBI Government Affairs Director, Jon Hannah-Spacagna, was contacted…
Read Complete ArticleMBI 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,…
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Modular 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…
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