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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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.…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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.
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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.
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