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Kirsten Smith

How to Register Your Position on State Legislation

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1. Follow this link to the state’s legislative website page on Participating in the Legislative Process: https://leg.wa.gov/legislature/Pages/Participating.aspx 2. In the Participating in a Committee Hearing box on the upper right, your three options are listed with links - all links go to the same sign up page: https://leg.wa.gov/legislature/Pages/Participating.aspx Testifying in…
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November Advocacy Newsletter

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AIA|WA’s November Advocacy Newsletter may be downloaded HERE.  It covers the November state elections and previews the 2021 state legislative session – which will be unlike any other in the state’s history.   We would also like to highlight the following AIA|WA events: Capitol Connections – Jan. 25-29 Capitol Connections…
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October Advocacy Newsletter

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The October 2020 edition of AIA Washington Council's is available HERE. Read about: The 2021 Legislative Session, which will move onlineOnline events on advocacy training and how to navigate the legislative session and the state's legislative websiteHow you can participate in AIA|WA's first ever virtual lobbying day, Capitol Connections (hint:…
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Advocacy in Action

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Join us for Advocacy in Action, a free, 3-part webinar series on how architects can effectively advocate for the issues most important to you. AIA Washington Council advocates on behalf of our members on a range of issues, including: Climate change and the role of the built environment in addressing…
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September Newsletter

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AIA|WA September Newsletter Our September Newsletter for AIA|WA members is available HERE. In it you'll find updates on Washington's new commercial building performance standard under the Clean Buildings Act; the county-by-county roll-out of C-PACER financing, which will provide new funding for efficiency and resiliency projects; a listing of our Civic…
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Clean Buildings

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State's Clean Buildings Law Nears the End of Rulemaking Washington's 2019 Clean Buildings Act has been undergoing rulemaking by the Department of Commerce for over a year. The law establishes a mandatory building performance standard for commercial buildings greater than 50,000 square feet and includes incentives to encourage efficiency improvements.…
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