Thanks to the Nuts and Bolts construction blog editor, Benjamin Minnick, I learned that the City of Seattle is building its first ever Construction Code Advisory Board. This could get interesting.[...]
Archive for the ‘Building Standards/Codes’ Category
February 28th, 2011 - 11:37 am § in Building Standards/Codes, Legislation & Law
Seattle Builds Construction Code Advisory Board – Green Code on Deck?
February 10th, 2011 - 10:49 am § in Building Standards/Codes, Construction News, Green Building, Legislation & Law
Is CALGreen Suitable for Washington? Maybe, But Cost Is Concern
The State of California enacted a new statewide mandatory building code, called CALGreen, in 2010. The new building code was voluntary, but went mandatory on January 1, 2011. Is this a good model for Washington?[...]
Federal Court: Washington’s Energy-Efficient Building Codes Not Preempted By EPCA
A federal district court judge has ruled in favor of the State of Washington and several other proponents of a new Washington energy code. The ruling tentatively ends a lawsuit that was filed by the Building Industry Association of Washington (BIAW), back in May 2010, alleging that the code violated[...]
November 24th, 2010 - 11:24 am § in Building Standards/Codes, Construction News, Green Building, Legislation & Law
BIAW Suit To Stall Washington Energy Code Headed to Summary Judgment
We have discussed the lawsuit filed by the Building Industry Association of Washington (BIAW) on the blog, before. The BIAW has sued the State of Washington’s Building Code Council to stop the implementation of new energy code provisions that they believed were preempted by federal law. The ca[...]
November 23rd, 2010 - 9:35 am § in Building Standards/Codes, Certification, Design, Green Building, Legislation & Law
IgCC Version 2.0: Is This The Answer For Green Cities?
Back in October, Chris Cheatham and I spoke at the Green Legal Matters Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. Our topic: The Green Building Legal Apocalypse. While our title may have been nothing more than “shock science” to get people’s attention, Chris and I had a genuine fear for municipalit[...]
