Government Affairs Team
Led by the Modular Building Institute's government affairs director Jon Hannah-Spacagna, MBI's team of government affairs professionals is diverse, experienced, and well-connected on both the state and federal levels.
Jon Hannah-Spacagna
MBI Government Affairs Director
Jon has worked for over 22 years in the government affairs arena leading and managing lobbying efforts at the regulatory, state, federal and provincial levels. He joined the MBI team in 2018 and has worked diligently to remove industry barriers and open new opportunities and significant new funding for the modular industry in the United States and Canada. Prior to joining MBI he worked in Corporate Law for a major insurance company.
Jon is a graduate of Concord University and the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership at the University of Virginia. In 2012 he was awarded with Sorensen’s highest achievement, their Expression of Ideals Award for his exemplary work in government affairs in Virginia. He and his family live in Fishersville, Virginia.
Stephen Shang
CEO, Falcon Structures
MBI Government Affairs
Committee Chair
Stephen Shang is the CEO and co-founder of Falcon Structures, the leading manufacturer of shipping container-based structures. Under Shang’s leadership, Falcon Structures has created over a million square feet of safe and quickly deployable container-based structures for virtually every industry seeking a better way to create functional space.
Stephen currently serves as a member of the Texas Industrialized Building Code Council and the Modular Building Institute’s Board of Directors, where he endeavors to promote safe and sensible building code for shipping container structures and modular building techniques.
Stephen is a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Entrepreneurial Masters Program. He and his family live in Austin, Texas.
MBI's Government Affairs Committee
Chaired by Stephen Shang, CEO of Falcon Structures, 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.
Mark Stephenson
Qube Projects
Devin Duvak
Indicom
Sean Studzinski
Modular Design Plus
Douglas Robinson
Willscot
John Harding
CertainTeed
Denise Beer
Willscot Mobile Mini
Thomas Cassity
Sevan-Modular
Kevin Walsh
Modspace
William Begley
Seabox
Mike Wilmot
Wilmot Modular
Sarah Graupmann
Kitchencorps
Gary Casazza
Gary Allen Modular
Shannon Hall
Giant Containers
Guy Sextro
PacVan
Yuri Yurianto
Modular Structural Consultants
Ken Mero
Modular Building Systems
Fuad Sweiss
Global Modular Partners
Ryan McIntosh
Silver Creek
Allison Rose
Autodesk
Cadziana Beyer
Qai Laboratories
Kevin Tsumura
Qai Laboratories
Mark Atkins
JMO Modular
Tauhira Ali
Milwaukee Tool
Dan Costanza
ARDEX Americas
Barb Bieganski
Vanguard
Michael Bollero, Jr.
Aries Building Systems
Daniel Arevalo
Mobile Modular Management Corp.
Government Affairs Articles
What 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.
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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.
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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.
Read Complete ArticleCalifornia 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…
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