Home buildersBy RISE Community editors
HUD picks NIBS and MOD X to shape standards for factory-built multifamily housing
HUD has selected NIBS and partner MOD X for a 12-month initiative to clear a path for factory-built multifamily housing.
Key facts
- HUD selected the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) and partner MOD X for a 12-month initiative on factory-built multifamily housing.
- The work focuses on manufactured housing used in developments of five or more units.
- NIBS and its partners will draft a performance-based framework that sets out safety, quality and performance expectations.
- NIBS will advise HUD on possible future demonstrations but will not build, operate or implement demonstration projects.
- The initiative does not change existing federal requirements.
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Source: HUD chooses NIBS as factory-built multifamily housing trailblazer — HousingWire, October 7, 2026. Summary and commentary by RISE Community; read the full story at the source.
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