MBI Receives Invitation to Help Michigan’s Modular Program Become More Efficient
MBI Government Affairs Director, Jon Hannah-Spacagna, has been asked to serve as an advisory member with the Michigan Bureau of Construction Codes to consider adoption of ANSI 1200 and 1205, which would provide more efficiencies within their modular program, while also allowing for the use of third party inspection agencies.
The Advisory Committee has their first call in February.
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MBI Defeats Davis-Bacon Expansion
The Modular Building Institute, with the support of its members, has defeated the US. Dept. of Labor’s Davos-Bacon Act expansion, and the stakes for the modular construction industry could not have been higher.
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.
MBI 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.
MBI 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.