Webinar + Discussion Friday, June 19 – 11:00-Noon Join us for a moderated panel discussion to help you prepare to reopen your office and bring your staff back to work. In addition to the physical issues of returning staff to the office, the panel will discuss the policies you will…
AIA|WA’s May 2020 Newsletter is HERE. It features Washington’s reopening criteria for professional services offices as part of Phase 2, information about a potential special session of the Legislature, a review of this year’s legislative and statewide elections, and more. As always, we welcome your comments and ideas.
AIA|WA’s April 2020 Newsletter, featuring the latest on Gov. Inslee’s proclamation on opening up some construction activity as well as a look at AIA’s early legislative agenda for next year, is HERE. Any questions or comments, please let Kirsten know.
As part of the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) enacted on May 27, 2020, the Federal Paycheck Protection Program provides enhanced funding for businesses suffering due to the coronavirus outbreak to borrow money for costs related to employee compensation and benefits. The Paycheck Protection Loan…
AIA’s State Disaster Network provided the following information on how firms can sign up to be considered for assignments through FEMA. A plan to build out facilities to expand local and regional capacity has been developed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) through direct mission assignment from FEMA….
The 2020 Legislative Session officially adjourned on time on March 12. This was the second half of the biennial budget session in which legislators meet for just 60 days to pass policy bills and supplemental budgets. AIA|WA had a busy session in Olympia, from our Capitol Connections lobbying day in…
AIA|WA’s March 3 Legislative Update is available for download HERE. In it you’ll find information about AIA|WA’s priority issues as we near the end of the 2020 Legislative Session in Olympia. For additional information about the legislative session, which runs through March 12, contact Kirsten.
Each year the American Institute of Architects recognizes members for their contributions to the profession and excellence in design. Join us in congratulating these five AIA Washington Council members recognized this year. Congratulations to JoAnn Hindmarsh Wilcox AIA on receiving a 2020 Young Architects Award. Read more about JoAnn and…
AIA|WA’s State Legislative Session Update for Feb. 16 is available for download HERE. In it you’ll find information about the status of AIA|WA’s priority bills at the 2020 Legislative Session in Olympia. For additional information about the legislative session, which runs through March 12, contact Kirsten.
The below is a message from Rep. Beth Doglio (D-Olympia) to AIA members. One of Rep. Doglio’s top focus areas is the intersection of climate policy and the built environment. In 2018 she sponsored legislation to address embodied carbon in building materials; that bill eventually funded a study by the…
