Our July Advocacy Newsletter reviews AIA’s ongoing work on climate change policy with respect to the built environment. We also alert you to a new, mandatory state payroll tax for long term care (and how you can opt out), as well as funding opportunities from AIA National.
An AIA Washington Council Webinar Wednesday, July 7 | Noon – 1:00 pm As Washington begins to lift restrictions in place due to COVID-19 and firms begin to look at returning to pre-pandemic capacity, employers have questions about how to reopen based on the legal environment we are in now…
AIA Washington Council’s May Advocacy Newsletter is available HERE. Now that the 2021 legislative session is over, we’ll be doing a deeper dive into a different set of policy issues each month, as well as introducing you to AIA’s statewide representatives on state government and organizational committees. The May issue…
The Washington State Legislature concluded its 2021 session on April 25, capping off a historical session that was conducted largely online. Our April Advocacy Newsletter outlines the general themes of the session and reports on how AIA’s legislative agenda fared. Thanks to all of our members who met with their…
Please join us in congratulating AIA Seattle member Myer Harrell AIA for being recipient of the 2021 Young Architects Award! The American Institute of Architects selected 20 recipients of the 2021 Young Architects Award – awarded to individuals who have demonstrated exceptional leadership and made significant contributions to the architecture…
Two of AIA|WA’s priority bills are up for their Senate committee hearings this week. You can support them by singing in PRO on the bills in advance of each hearing. Here’s how: HB 1099 – CLIMATE HB 1099 would update the GMA to ensure that our communities are planning for…
The state legislative session has reached the point where nearly all bills must have passed out of their initial committees or they are dead for the year. We now have a much better sense of what legislators’ priorities are and which bills have momentum. Read about the bills that have…
The Washington State Board for Architects will have a Board Member position available starting in June 2021. The mission of the Washington State Board for Architects is to safeguard life, health, property and promote public welfare through licensure and regulation of the practice of architecture in Washington. The seven-member, governor…
Washington’s virtual Legislature is in full swing and architects are in the thick of it. Read our January 2021 Newsletter for more information on AIA|WA’s top agenda items and how you can weigh in on issues that are important to you this year.
Wednesday, February 10 3:00 – 4:30 pm Please click here to join the webinar Passcode: 584966 This session will cover the significant changes to the 2018 Washington State Energy Code for Commercial Buildings, which will go into effect on Feb 1. We will explore the new code’s impact on building…
