Modular & Mobile Homes

Actively consulting of fire resistive floor/ceiling and wall designs for the manufactured(Modular) housing industry. (see Fire Testing). Have successfully resolved code and design questions raised by building officials and building inspectors on modular projects throughout the United States. Have  consulted on and assisted in 90 plus fire investigations/law suits involving modular home manufacturers and claims of fire, injury, wrongful death and /or loss of property with 88 of the cases satisfactorily resolved for the modular home builder.

At PFS Corporation:

• Managed the day to day operations of the largest modular home third-party quality assurance provider in the U.S, Serving more than 85% of modular home production. The company employs more than 100 people in five offices and operates internationally.
• Provided third-party testing, listing and certification programs focused on building components, products, and transportable structures (mobile, modular, and commercial coach buildings).
• Instrumental in third-party inspection (IPIA) and design review (DAPIA) program for mobile (manufactured) homes built to the HUD Federal Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards.
• Ran a nationally accredited test laboratory for fire safety, electrical testing, gas fired and wood burning fireplaces and heating appliances, and structural testing.

At the NCSBCS:

Administered the $5 million/year Mobile Home Program under a contract with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The program which provided 1,700 monitoring visits to manufacturing facilities and primary inspection agencies (IPIA and DAPIA) on fire and life safety code issues. Other responsibilities included:

• Accountable for collection and disbursement of fees (approximately $9 million/year), issuance of labels, and collection of accurate industry wide data
• Supervised technical staff’s review of design packages (drawings and specifications) of every corporation’s model line manufactured in the country
• Provided oversight for all NCSBCS annual certifications and review of all design approval and in-plant inspection agencies.
• Managed eight in-house engineers, eight field supervisory engineers, 120 field inspectors, and 20 fiscal and clerical personnel
• Under the general supervision of the Executive Director, coordinated the planning, development and administration of NCSBCS programs involving the creation of a model building code and related standards, observing contractual agreements among the agency, government entities, code groups and other parties.
• Acted as liaison with state and federal officials, model code groups, and the National Academy of Code Administration.
• Developed national reciprocity programs for Recreational Vehicles (RV) and Manufactured (Modular) Housing.
• Formed a liaison with the Recreational Vehicle Industries of America (RVIA) and the 14 states that provide state inspections of RV manufacturing plants.
• Helped develop the technical guidelines based on the NFPA/ANSI RV Standard for review of RV manufacturer designs and specifications and for the in-plant inspection procedures.
• Member of the correlating committee for the NFPA/ANSI RV Standard in 1979.