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MBI Issues Policy Position on Tariffs & Their Impact on Modular Construction. Read the statement here.

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 Carmack
MBI Government Affairs Director
alex@modular.org

andrew-muchnick

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 Homes

Samantha Taylor
Steenhof Building Services

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
Willscot

Ashley Woods
Diamond Builders, Inc.

Stuart Emmons
Emmons Design

Government Affairs Articles

This action item, presented at the SGC’s October 2023 meeting, details the SGC’s “Resolution to support energy-efficient factory-built housing to meet the State’s climate, housing and equity goals” and identifies its next steps to help fund further development of factory-built housing.

Building at the Intersection of Housing Affordability & Energy Conversation

Tasked with looking at how the state of California can best house its growing population while meeting its aggressive energy, housing, transportation, land use, and equity goals, the California Strategic Growth Council (SGC) faces a slew of challenges. But, if the outlook of SGC Executive Director Lynn von Koch-Liebert is any indication, it’s only a matter of time before those challenges are successfully met.

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US Department of Labor

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.

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MBI and member company executives brief Congress about the negative impacts of the Davis-Bacon Act expansion

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.

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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.

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