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The Building Industry Association of Washington exists to unite those in the building industry in Washington state in their fight against a government that has made this industry among the most regulated in the nation.

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Current News

BIAW continues to fight heat stress rule  click here...

BIAW Renews $100,000 reward for capture of Eco-Terrorists

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BIAW offers reward for capture of ELF Terrorists

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CALL FOR ENTRIES: EXCELLENCE IN REMODELING
Friday, May 16th is the deadline for entries in BIAW’s 2008 Excellence in Remodeling Award Program. The Excellence in Remodeling Award recognizes outstanding remodeling projects from BIAW remodelers throughout Washington. Last year’s program received a record number of entries, and as the level of participation continues to increase, the prestige of this award has grown as well. Winners will be announced and awards presented at a special reception on June 17th. Call Amanda or Jenn K. at 800-228-4229 for questions or for additional information..  click here...

BIAW does Extreme Makeover Home Edition  click here...

Vote Fraud Finally Being Prosecuted

On June 26, BIAW's two year odyssey of working tirelessly to uncover vote fraud in Washington State finally paid off when the King County Prosecutor announced seven employees of the union-backed organization know as ACORN would be prosecuted for vote fraud for submitting thousands of fake and forged voter registrations last year. read more here BIAW first began calling for an investigation into possible vote fraud by ACORN workers back in November 2006, one month after ACORN workers attempted to dump thousands of last minute voter registration cards in King and Pierce Counties. Given ACORN's history of submitting piles of fraudulent registrations at the eleventh hour in other states BIAW correctly surmised that ACORN's dropping of stacks of voter registration forms in King and Pierce Counties on the last day of the registration deadline was suspect. King County's announcement that it would prosecute what Secretary of State Sam Reed dubbed the worst case of vote fraud in Washington State history, was followed by an outstanding editorial on vote fraud by Wall Street Journal columist John Fund. The editorial acknowledged the role BIAW played in uncovering the rampant vote fraud in Washington State, as well as validated BIAW's long-standing contention that former U.S. Attorney John McKay should have investigated vote fraud in the 2004 election. Fund noted other U.S. attorneys have successfully prosecuted vote fraud based on much less evidence than has been uncovered in Washington State read WSJ columnThe Olympian also issued an editorial praising BIAW's role in uncovering vote fraud. read the Olympian editorial While initially dismissive of BIAW's allegations of possible vote fraud by ACORN, Pierce County has announced it is now investigating registration cards submitted by ACORN.   

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Recently Obtained E-mails Show Secretary of State's Office is Very Concerned about Voter Registration Fraud
Attached are documents and e-mails BIAW received recently from the Secretary of State's Office regarding vote fraud perpetrated by the labor union organization ACORN.

The documents show that in October Secretary of State Sam Reed urged King County Prosecutor Norm Maleng to investigate. Six months later and nothing has happened.

BIAW encourages Sam Reed to publicly call for a full investigation from both the U.S. Attorney and the local Prosecutor. That’s what BIAW has called for.  
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VOTE FRAUD FINALLY BEING INVESTIGATED
Here are the latest developments in the vote fraud perpetrated by the union-shill group ACORN. BIAW has worked for two years to convince someone, anyone, to investigate and prosecute voter fraud in this state. After intensive research BIAW finally uncovered evidence that officials could not ignore. It is no coincidence these stories appeared in Friday and Saturday’s papers, on the heels of BIAW’s relentless coverage of the issue—in the Building Insight, on our website and several press releases issued by BIAW.

Seattle Times states "King County looks into claims of '06 voter-registration fraud".  click here...

Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports "Investigation into possible King Co. voter registration fraud urged".  click here...

Copy of March 14, 2007 Letter from BIAW to U.S. Attorney, Jeff Sullivan, providing evidence that fraud occurred in the election process in King County..  click here...

Vote Fraud Uncovered
Seattle Times report says hundreds of voter registration cards may have been forged.  click here...

The following documents were obtained by BIAW from a public records request filed at the King County Elections Division submitted to U.S. Attorney, Jeff Sullivan, on March 14, 2007. click here...

BIAW Veteran Appreciation Day click here...

Gregoire Pays Back Tribes
After months of wondering why Indian tribes contributed so heavily to re-elect Gov. Gregorire's pet Washington Supreme Court Justice, we finally know the answer.  click here...

Read how BIAW warned the media of a money-for-gambling-expansion deal between Gregoire and tribes back in September 2006  click here...

Home Building Generates Income and jobs for local residents, as well as revenue for local governments. Home building also imposes costs on local governments that supply education, police and fire protection and other public services to support the new homes. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has developed models to estimate these economic impacts. The models can be used to show that, from the standpoint of local governments, home building will usually pay for itself.  click here to view the local impact of home building...

Construction Stormwater General Permit: Get the latest on BIAW’s lawsuit against Ecology and learn how to apply and comply with the new state stormwater permit.  click here...

Certified Erosion and Sediment Control Lead: If your project disturbs over an acre of land or is in a subdivision, you probably need a Construction Stormwater General Permit AND a Certified Erosion and Sediment Control Lead (CESCL).  click here for more information

Politics is nothing new for the judiciary  click here...

Free speech works fine in elections, thank-you  click here...

In Our View - If It Ain't Broke ...  click here...

Are judgeships for sale?  click here...

Wall Street Journal Priases BIAW's Efforts to Reform Supreme Court  click here...


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Education News
BIAW Scholarship Dollars Available
The Building Industry Association of Washington is proud to announce $34,000 in scholarship money is available to assist and encourage workforce training in the construction industry. BIAW’s goal is to improve scholarship opportunities for qualified students pursuing careers in the construction industry. Scholarship Application forms are now available. For more information call Jan Rohila at 800-228-4229. Completed applications must be submitted by May 19th.  read more...
2008 Education Schedule
Take a look at our Education Schedule for 2008.  read more...
Significant Changes in the 2006 International Residential Code (IRC)
Do you know which changes went into effect July 1? The Washington State Building Code Council (SBCC) completed the process for adoption of the 2006 International Building Codes as well as state amendments to the Codes. BIAW has prepared an easy-to-read reference guide that will give you an overview of the required changes to residential.   read more...

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