Washington State Commercial Energy Code – 2021 Code Overview The State Building Code Council (SBCC) is in the process of reviewing its Energy Technical Advisory Group’s proposals to update the state commercial energy code.  The final vote will take place on April 22. In the meantime, you are able to…
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Washington's tax system has been identified as the most regressive in the nation. To address this, in 2019 the State Legislature established a bipartisan Tax Structure Work Group to identify options to make Washington's tax code more equitable, adequate, stable, and transparent. The Work Group has been conducting research, collecting…
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The August edition of AIA|WA's Advocacy Newsletter is available here. You'll find information about Gov. Inslee's vaccination mandate and how it impacts state contractors; a look at NOMA NW and AIA's partnership with that organization; information on the dissolution of AIA's regional structure; a look at the 2021 Civic Design…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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