Appointments underscore Secretary Turner’s ongoing dedication to increasing the supply and affordability of manufactured homes for American homebuyers
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today the appointment of six new members to serve on the Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee (MHCC), a Federal Advisory Committee. These appointments maintain the MHCC at 21 members authorized under statute to ensure the committee can continue to play its critical role in advising HUD’s Office of Manufactured Housing Programs on recommendations to the Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards, commonly referred to as the HUD Code.
“Under Secretary Turner’s leadership, the department is making good on its promise to increase the supply and affordability of manufactured homes for American homebuyers,” said Federal Housing Commissioner and Assistant Secretary for Housing Frank Cassidy. “I welcome the new members of the Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee, whose diverse perspectives will help us modernize the HUD Code and reform unnecessary barriers that have long hindered the broad production of efficient, high-quality, and affordable manufactured homes.”
The following new MHCC members are being announced today in the Committee’s three membership categories of Users/Consumers (U), Producers/Retailer (P/R), and General Interest/Public Official (GI/PO):
- Clayton Camblin, Weatherization Field Specialist, Kansas Housing Resource Corporation (U)
- Brad DeHays, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Connect Housing Blocks (GI/PO)
- Steve Ervin, Senior Vice President – Head of FHA and Seniors Housing Finance, Berkadia Commercial Mortgage (GI/PO)
- Todd Kopstein, Chief Executive Officer, Cascade Financial (P/R)
- Andrew McCoy, Ph.D, Director, Virginia Center for Housing Research and Associate Director, Myers Lawson School of Construction at Virginia Tech University (U)
- John Weldy, Vice President, Engineering, Clayton Homes Building Corp. (P/R)
About HUD’s Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee
The Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee (MHCC) is a statutory Federal Advisory Committee body charged with providing recommendations to the Secretary of HUD on the revision and interpretation of HUD’s Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards and related procedural and enforcement regulations. By regulation, HUD has included the MHCC in the process of revising the Manufactured Home Model Installation Standards, Installation Program Regulations, and Dispute Resolution Program regulations.