“A manufactured home is not a motor home or trailer, and although it is often called a “mobile home,” it is not that either,” said the NFPA. With that in mind, left-leaning POLITICO Pro via their ENERGYWIRE said on 7.3.2025: “The Department of Energy is delaying a landmark rule to increase the …
Like it or not, the Institute for Building Technology and Safety (IBTS) is the contractor used by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to collect the data for the production and shipments of new HUD Code manufactured homes. That data is thus “official” federal facts on manufactured …
Detail-minded manufactured home industry professionals should recall that the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) and the Texas Manufactured Housing Association (TMHA) launched a legal action against the Department of Energy (DOE) with respect to the DOE’s manufactured housing energy rule. A case update was emailed by the Manufactured Housing Association for …
According to Regulations.gov site: “Summary: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to establish enforcement procedures for its energy conservation standards for manufactured housing. DOE recently amended the compliance date for these standards in a final rule to delay compliance. DOE delayed the compliance date to allow DOE more …
“Every day is an IQ test.” Says former award-winning CNN journalist turned award-winning WMAL satirical pundit Chris Plante. “Pay more attention to what people do than what they say.” That’s a maxim repeatedly used by award-winning and longtime Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) member Marty Lavin, who also recommends that thinkers …
The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) recommended that the Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee (MHCC) vote to reject inclusion in the HUD Code for the Department of Energy (DOE) manufactured housing energy rule. MHARR’s media release on that topic is below. MHARR mentions the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) in …
A new Masthead editorial encouraged appropriate litigation by the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI). That Masthead also urged that MHI ‘come clean’ with the manufactured home industry on evidence-based allegations including insider information from the Department of Energy (DOE) plus other evidence that MHI has been a marginally veiled part of …
The timing of the latest Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) President and CEO Mark Weiss, J.D., “Issues and Perspective” comes on the heels of a new report by Real Clear Energy and the WND NewsCenter to MHProNews. Manufactured housing connected equities are broadly sliding concurrent with this report’s …
Manufactured housing has two active national trade groups. While both claim to be working to stop the implementation of what they each agree is a damaging and costly Department of Energy (DOE) manufactured housing energy rule, only the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) has used or publicly discussed …
A Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) connected source provided MHProNews with the following items the controversial Arlington, VA based trade association provided to their members on 5.25.2022. As a disclosure, citing or quoting MHI should not be considered as an endorsement of the association. Their statements below is as published. Note …
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has published a new proposed rule in the February 13, 2019 Federal Register (copy attached) that would significantly modify its procedures for developing new or revised energy conservation standards and related test procedures for consumer products, “appliances,” and certain commercial and industrial equipment. While …
New Proposed Energy Standards Rule Should Apply To Manufactured Housing Energy Rule making Read More
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has published a new proposed rule in the February 13, 2019 Federal Register (copy attached) that would significantly modify its procedures for developing new or revised energy conservation standards and related test procedures for consumer products, “appliances,” and certain commercial and industrial equipment. While …
New Proposed Energy Standards Rule Should Apply To Manufactured Housing Energy Rule making Read More
“The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has published a “Notice of Data Availability and Request for Information” (“Notice”) regarding its previously dormant manufactured housing energy conservation standards rulemaking in the August 3, 2018 edition of the Federal Register (see copy attached),” said the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) …
MHPro Alert: DOE Issues Manufactured Housing Energy Rule RFI Read More
Washington, D.C., December 18, 2017 – The proposed rule to implement manufactured housing “energy” standards, published by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on June 17, 2016 and consistently opposed by the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) in every phase of its development – the only national manufactured …
The acronym FEA is short for Facts-Evidence-Analysis. Once you or anyone else clearly sees the truth of a subject that was previously obscured it becomes more difficult not to see it going forward. An example will help paint the picture. “The U.S. population in 1998 was approximately 272 million. The population in 2024 is estimated …
“For these reasons, the Parties respectfully request that this Court stay litigation for 60 days, until April 22, 2025, and grant the requested extension of time for the remaining briefing schedule for cross-motions for summary judgment.” So states the joint motion of attorneys for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) …
According to the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) email of 4.24.2024: “MHI & TMHA’s Challenge to DOE’s Energy Standards Likely to Move Forward.” On the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) website is the following headline: “Department of Energy (DOE) Manufactured Housing Energy Rule Litigation – Report and Update.” Those …
The Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee (MHCC) has voted to reject the “destructive” proposed Department of Energy (DOE) manufactured housing energy enforcement rule. So says the news release issued by the Washington, D.C. based Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR). Manufactured housing has just finished its worst year as measured …
When all of the facts that follow are carefully examined, a shocking revelation alleged by various individuals and organizations involved in the manufactured home industry for some years about the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) manufactured housing energy rule come into sharper focus. According to the DOE download obtained by …
The Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) sent the following email to those on the Arlington, VA based trade association’s MHI email list on May 19, 2023. They touted that the DOE Energy Rule has been “delayed” and that “There is Still Work to be Done.” Both of those remarks are true, …
