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Building Code Council votes to delay the implementation of new codes by 120 days

Natural gas restrictions delayed as council returns to rulemaking OLYMPIA…At a special meeting of the Washington State Building Code Council…

News Release: New Federal Challenge to Natural Gas Restrictions

OLYMPIA…A broad group of plaintiffs has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to halt or delay provisions of the state’s new energy…

News Release: Building Industry Association asks cities to pause natural gas bans in light of 9th Circuit court ruling

OLYMPIA…The Building Industry Association of Washington has asked local leaders to pause natural gas bans in three Washington cities in…

May 2023 Building Insight

Welcome to the May 2023 Building Insight! In this issue, we highlight our historic success in getting pro-housing legislation passed,…

BIAW’s middle housing and permit reforms bills signed into law

A group of members and staff joined Governor Jay Inslee today in Seattle as he signed two BIAW priority bills,…

Washington’s Long-Term Care Act: WA Cares Payroll Deductions start July 1

Back in 2021, we sent a big flurry of information about Washington’s long-term care act, WA Cares, how much employees…