Housing law orders HUD to update energy standards for new manufactured homes
A bipartisan federal housing law gave HUD one year to write updated energy-efficiency standards for newly built manufactured homes, Canary Media reported.
Key facts
- The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act requires HUD to issue updated minimum energy-efficiency standards for manufactured homes within one year, followed by new standards every three years.
- HUD last updated its manufactured home standards in 1994, and Department of Energy rules issued in 2022 never took effect.
- Under the 2022 proposal, a single-wide was expected to cost $660 more up front and a double-wide several thousand dollars more, with lower energy bills recovering the difference.
- The law removes the requirement that manufactured homes be built on a permanent steel chassis, and about 90% of these homes never move after setup.
- Texas has the most manufactured homes of any state and North Carolina ranks second, according to the U.S. Census.
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Source: New manufactured homes may get more efficient thanks to housing law — Canary Media, July 15, 2026. Summary and commentary by RISE Community; read the full story at the source.
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