Over the years AIA Washington Council has addressed many legislative issues. Part of that process involves drafting and publishing Issue Briefs, Position Statements, or other form of documents which can be handed to legislators or other interested parties to help explain AIA Washington Council’s position on an issue.
Below are the various categories of documents in which you can find all the Issue Briefs and other public documents AIA Washington Council has issued since 2005. Please feel free to browse. If you have any questions concerning AIA Washington Council’s position on any of these issues please contact Jeffrey Hamlett, AIA, Executive Director AIA Washington Council, at hamlett@aiawa.org or Kirsten Smith, Manager of Advocacy, AIA Washington Council, at kirstens@aiaseattle.org.
Building Code / State Building Code Council
- 2015 Issue Brief SB 5185 Building Code Cycle .pdf
- 2014 Codes Issue Brief .pdf
- 2013 Building Codes Issue Brief .pdf
Capital Budget
- 2007 School Capital Funds For Technology .pdf
- 2011 Capital Budget IB .pdf
- 2012 Capital Budget IB .pdf
- 2013 Capital Budget Issue Brief .pdf
- 2014 Capital Budget Transfers Issue Brief .pdf
- 2015 Issue Brief Capital Budget .pdf
Environmental Issues
- 2005 Sustainable Design IB .pdf
- 2006 Water Conservation IB .pdf
- 2008 AIA 2030 sustain factsheet .pdf
- 2008 Water Capturing IB Rev-1 .pdf
- 2008 Water Capturing IB .pdf
- 2009 1747-5854 facts .pdf
- 2009 AIA WAB Amend 1747-5854 .pdf
- 2009 Efficiency First IB .pdf
- 2009 HB 1747 and SB-5854 Efficiency First Facts IB .pdf
- 2014 SB 6341 LEED Plus W Issue Brief .pdf
General Issues
- 2005 Priority Issues .pdf
- 2006 AIA WA Issue Briefs .pdf
- 2007 General Issues Issue Brief .pdf
- 2007 Top 4 Issues Issue Briefs.pdf
- 2008 Rules Committee IB .pdf
- 2010 Policy Goals .pdf
- 2011 Other Issues IB .pdf
- 2015 Issue Brief Architects General .pdf
- 2016 Issue Brief Architects General Final .pdf
Interior Design
- 2005 Interior Design IB 2 .pdf
- 2005 Interior Design IB 3 .pdf
- 2005 Interior Design IB .pdf
- 2006 Interior Design IB .pdf
- 2008 Interior Design IB .pdf
- 2009 Interior- Design IB .pdf
- 2010 IB interior design .pdf
K-12 Schools
Licensure
- 2006 Building Designers IB .pdf
- 2006 Licensing IB .pdf
- 2007 Home Inspector Licensing Issue Brief Post Session .pdf
- 2008 Architect Law Modernization IB 2 .pdf
- 2008 Architect Law Modernization IB .pdf
- 2009 Arch Licensing RCW sections Issue Brief .pdf
- 2009 Arch Licensing Issue Brief .pdf
- 2009 Architect Law Modernization IB .pdf
- 2009 Licensing IB .pdf
- 2009 modernize arch laws .pdf
- 2009 modernize arch section by sect .pdf
- 2010 IB paths to licensure by state .pdf
- 2010 IB paths to licensure .pdf
- 2010 IB licensing .pdf
Livable / Affordable Communities
Procurement / QBS
Professional Practice / Liability
- 2005 Offshoring IB .pdf
- 2007 Certificate of Merit Issue Brief .pdf
- 2007 Vesting Issue Brief .pdf
- 2008 Certificate of Merit Issue Brief .pdf
- 2008 Housing Liability IB .pdf
- 2008 Vesting Issue Brief .pdf
- 2009 Liability IB .pdf
- 2010 liablity Kline .pdf
- 2010 IB Free Speech .pdf
- 2010 IB New Lawsuits .pdf
- 2011 Contract Liablity IB 2011 Senate .pdf
- 2011 Contract Liablity IB .pdf
- 2012 Contract Fairness IB 2012 Senate.pdf
- 2012 Contract Fairness IB .pdf
- 2014 HB 2234 HB 2245 Vesting Issue Brief .pdf
- 2016 Issue Brief Disaster Immunity Final .pdf
Taxes / Economy
- 2009 AIAHQ Service Taxes IB .pdf
- 2013 Taxes ISSUE BRIEF .pdf
- 2013 WA Economy ISSUE BRIEF .pdf
- 2014 WA Economy ISSUE BRIEF v1 .pdf
- 2009 Tax On Services IB .pdf
- 2010 IB taxe on Prof .pdf
- 2010 IB TAXES 2 .pdf
- 2011 8215 Debt Limit Coalition IB .pdf
- 2011 SSJR 8215 Deb Limit IB .pdf
- 2011 WA Economic Profile .pdf
- 2012 Debt Limit IB .pdf
- 2012 Sales Tax IB .pdf