Washington, D.C. TO: HUD CODE MANUFACTURED HOUSING INDUSTRY PRODUCERS FROM: MHARR RE: MHARR AMPLIFIES CALL FOR ADMINISTRATIVE REPEAL OF DISCRIMINATORY AND EXCESSIVE MANUFACTURED HOUSING “ENERGY” STANDARDS Attached for your information and review is a May 5, 2026 MHARR communication to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary, Chris Wright and U.S. Department […]
Washington, D.C., December 22, 2025 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR), in a December 17, 2025 communication to U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Kelly Loeffler (see, copy attached), has called on SBA to invalidate the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) May 31, 2022 manufactured housing “energy conservation” standards rule. This action follows
Washington, D.C. NOVEMBER 24, 2025 IMPORTANT TO: HUD CODE MANUFACTURED HOUSING INDUSTRY MEMBERS FROM: MHARR RE: MHARR COMMENTS CALL FOR THE REPEAL AND WITHDRAWAL OF DESTRUCTIVE AND COSTLY DOE MANUFACTURED HOUSING “ENERGY” STANDARDS Attached for your review, information and follow-up is a copy of MHARR’s comments in response to the U.S. Department of
AUGUST 11, 2025 TO: MHARR MANUFACTURERS MHARR STATE AFFILIATES MHARR TECHNICAL REVIEW GROUP (TRG) FROM: MHARR RE: MHARR REITERATES CALL FOR WITHDRAWAL OF DOE “ENERGY” STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS FOR MANUFACTURED HOMES As a follow-up to its July 1, 2025 meeting with U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy
June 2, 2025 TO: MHARR MANUFACTURERS MHARR STATE AFFILIATES MHARR TECHNICAL REVIEW GROUP (TRG) FROM: MHARR RE: MHARR CONTINUES TO ADDRESS CRITICAL INDUSTRY ISSUES The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) continues to address critical manufactured housing industry issues with disproportionate potential impacts for smaller industry businesses. MHARR, in recent days,
APRIL 23, 2025 TO: MHARR MANUFACTURERS MHARR STATE AFFILIATES MHARR TECHNICAL REVIEW GROUP (TRG) FROM: MARK WEISS RE: DOE EXTENDS COMPLIANCE DEADLINE FOR TIER 2 MANUFACTURED HOUSING “ENERGY” STANDARDS The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), in a News Release and draft Federal Register notice issued on April 22, 2025,
January 24, 2024 VIA FEDERAL EXPRESS AND ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION Hon. Jennifer M. Granholm Secretary U.S. Department of Energy 1000 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C, 20585 Re: Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Manufactured Housing: Enforcement (EERE-2009-BT-BC-0021 Dear Secretary Granholm: The following comments are submitted on behalf of the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR).
DECEMBER 12, 2023 TO: HUD CODE MANUFACTURED HOUSING INDUSTRY MEMBERS AND CONSUMERS FROM: MHARR RE:DOE’S EXTREME ENERGY ENFORCEMENT REGULATIONS WOULD DESTROY AFFORDABLE MANUFACTURED HOMES At a time when the entire nation and governments at all levels are desperately seeking to find ways and means to provide affordable housing for American homebuyers, the U.S Department of
DOE PUBLISHES UNACCEPTABLE ENERGY RULE EXTENSION The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has published a final rule in the May 30, 2023 edition of the Federal Register to extend the date for compliance with the manufactured housing “energy conservation” standards adopted on May 31, 2022. Under the final rule, manufacturers of single-section “Tier 1” homes
