AIA’s State Disaster Network provided the following information on how firms can sign up to be considered for assignments through FEMA. A plan to build out facilities to expand local and regional capacity has been developed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) through direct mission assignment from FEMA….
The 2020 Legislative Session officially adjourned on time on March 12. This was the second half of the biennial budget session in which legislators meet for just 60 days to pass policy bills and supplemental budgets. AIA|WA had a busy session in Olympia, from our Capitol Connections lobbying day in…
We are experiencing unprecedented impacts to our communities and our firms. As we share the responsibility to avoid spreading the COVID-19 virus, we know that the very measures we take to slow the spread can also negatively impact our businesses.
AIA|WA’s March 3 Legislative Update is available for download HERE. In it you’ll find information about AIA|WA’s priority issues as we near the end of the 2020 Legislative Session in Olympia. For additional information about the legislative session, which runs through March 12, contact Kirsten.
Each year the American Institute of Architects recognizes members for their contributions to the profession and excellence in design. Join us in congratulating these five AIA Washington Council members recognized this year. Congratulations to JoAnn Hindmarsh Wilcox AIA on receiving a 2020 Young Architects Award. Read more about JoAnn and…
AIA|WA’s State Legislative Session Update for Feb. 16 is available for download HERE. In it you’ll find information about the status of AIA|WA’s priority bills at the 2020 Legislative Session in Olympia. For additional information about the legislative session, which runs through March 12, contact Kirsten.
The below is a message from Rep. Beth Doglio (D-Olympia) to AIA members. One of Rep. Doglio’s top focus areas is the intersection of climate policy and the built environment. In 2018 she sponsored legislation to address embodied carbon in building materials; that bill eventually funded a study by the…
AIA|WA’s December Newsletter is available for download HERE. In it you’ll find information about the first three weeks of the 2020 Legislative Session in Olympia, including our work on bills related to contracting, architect licensing, the B&O tax, C-PACER, embodied carbon, the State Building Code Council, housing and more. For…
AIA|WA’s December Newsletter is available for download HERE. In it you’ll find information about: The upcoming legislative session Governor Inslee’s 2020 Supplemental Budget proposals AIA|WA’s two new Board members and more! If you have comments or suggestions, please let us know.
AIA|WA’s November Newsletter is available for download HERE. In it you’ll find information about: November election results AIA|WA’s work on the state’s commercial energy performance standard AIA National’s Zero Code Appendix to the IECC and more! If you have comments or suggestions, please let us know.
