The California Strategic Growth Council (SGC) is requesting information from Factory Built Housing (FBH) manufacturers, housing developers, and others with FBH experience or expertise to understand and identify opportunities to address current barriers to FBH deployment in California. The SGC welcomes input from participants across the California FBH market to gain insights on actionable strategies to address previously identified barriers to FBH deployment, such as zoning and other land use regulations, market conditions, supply chain dynamics, and access to financing.
Responses must be received by March 20.
How to Participate
There will also be a webinar to allow for more discussion around this RFI. If you are interested, please register on Zoom.
Please note, any comments received may be posted on the SGC website without change, including any business or personal information provided. Comments received, including attachments and other supporting materials, will be part of public record and subject to public disclosure. Do not enclose any information considered confidential or inappropriate for public distribution.
Background on Factory-built Housing
On Oct. 26, 2023, the SGC passed a resolution to “Support Energy-Efficient Factory-Built Housing to Meet the State’s Climate, Housing, and Equity Goals.” Per the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), FBH is defined as a residential building, dwelling unit, individual dwelling room, or combination of rooms, or building components, assembly, or system manufactured so that all concealed parts or processes of manufacturing cannot be inspected before installation.
In California, newly constructed FBH is designed and manufactured to comply with HCD’s regulations (Title 25 of the California Code of Regulations), the California Factory-Built Housing Law, and the California Building Standards Code (CBSC or Title 24), including Title 24 Part 11 (CALGreen), the first-in-the-nation mandatory green building standards code with goals of energy efficiency, water efficiency and conservation, material conservation and resource efficiency, and environmental quality.
For further information email: Factorybuilthousing@sgc.ca.gov