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…
State Representative Davina Duerr (D-Bothell) will be speaking to AIA|WA members as part of our Capital Connections event that usually takes place in Olympia. Rep. Duerr is the only current architect in the State Legislature and this will be her first opportunity to speak with AIA members as a group….
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…
Join us for this AIA|WA webinar to review Washington’s new energy performance standard for large commercial buildings. Friday, December 11 – Noon-1:00 pm This webinar is designed to help architects understand the new Clean Buildings standards (voluntary until 2026) and to start thinking through the types of conversations they will…
The October 2020 edition of AIA Washington Council’s is available HERE. Read about: The 2021 Legislative Session, which will move online Online events on advocacy training and how to navigate the legislative session and the state’s legislative website How you can participate in AIA|WA’s first ever virtual lobbying day, Capitol…
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…
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…
Washington’s Office of Financial Management produced this report (June 2020) on the state’s fiscal situation in the wake of COVID-19 and the path ahead.
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….
AIA|WA’s June 2020 Newsletter is HERE. It features AIA’s response to the Black Lives Matter movement, potential legislative actions to combat the COVID-related budget crisis, yet another new implementation date for the state’s 2018 codes, and more. As always, we welcome your comments and ideas.
