Codes & Energy

Chair: Don Brubeck AIA dbrubeck@bassettiarch.com
tel 206-340-9500 (office)

You are invited to join the Codes and Energy Resource Group. Please email Don Brubeck or Stan Bowman (bowman@aiawa.org)

Codes and Standards Position Statement

Energy Position Statement

Codes and Standards

The Council supports the adoption and enforcement of consensus codes and standards that are the product of informed education, research, and review.

Energy

The Council supports policies that provide for continued aggressive energy conservation, including building modifications to promote more efficient energy use consistent with principles of sustainable design.

Legislative Accomplishments

2005

• Passed tax incentives for renewable energy generation and use (SB 5111, SB 5101)
• Passed a law to promote use of renewable and sustainable energy by state and local government agencies (HB 1895)
• Passed a law to increase the energy efficiency of products sold in Washington (HB 1062)

2006

• Passed a law for expedited processing of energy facilities using alternative energy resources (SHB 2402)
• Passed a bill through committee to improve the efficiency of hydraulic project approvals (SHB 1083)
• Stopped a bill to that would have caused permitting delays on single-family residential construction (SSB 6156)