Washington State Building Code Council

Questions remain about the costs of State Building Code Council’s gas phaseout

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Monday, April 8, 2024

Questions remain about the costs of State Building Code Council’s gas phaseout

An appeal has been filed with the Governor's Office over the State Building Code Council's denial of the ...

An appeal has been filed with the Governor's Office over the State Building Code Council's denial of the Washington Policy Center's petition regarding the requirement the SBCC analyze the cost of new ...

Monday, April 8, 2024
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Opinion: Building Code Council tries to clean up errors in its rush to block natural gas heating

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|Date: Wednesday, December 27, 2023

Opinion: Building Code Council tries to clean up errors in its rush to block natural gas heating

The final vote of the Washington State Building Code Council (SBCC) on the controversial new commercial b ...

The final vote of the Washington State Building Code Council (SBCC) on the controversial new commercial building codes exemplified much of the process: a rushed, legally questionable decision that lac ...

Wednesday, December 27, 2023
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State Building Code Council adopts energy code amendments amid controversy

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|Date: Thursday, November 30, 2023

State Building Code Council adopts energy code amendments amid controversy

The Building Code Council has adopted amendments to statewide energy codes amid controversy over their st ...

The Building Code Council has adopted amendments to statewide energy codes amid controversy over their stringency for builders regarding heating sources that some critics say puts the state at risk of ...

Thursday, November 30, 2023
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Building code council to consider revising heating requirements in new construction

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|Date: Thursday, August 31, 2023

Building code council to consider revising heating requirements in new construction

Next month in Spokane Valley, the Washington State Building Code Council will consider modifying codes it ...

Next month in Spokane Valley, the Washington State Building Code Council will consider modifying codes it adopted earlier this year requiring the use of electric heat pumps rather than natural gas in ...

Thursday, August 31, 2023
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Building Code Council delays new codes due to 9th Circuit natural gas ruling

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|Date: Friday, May 26, 2023

Building Code Council delays new codes due to 9th Circuit natural gas ruling

The Washington State Building Code Council (SBCC) passed two motions in response to a 9th Circuit Court r ...

The Washington State Building Code Council (SBCC) passed two motions in response to a 9th Circuit Court ruling, giving official notice for rulemaking actions to align with the ruling and delaying the ...

Friday, May 26, 2023
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Opinion: Washington State Government doesn’t want housing to be affordable despite the rhetoric

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|Date: Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Opinion: Washington State Government doesn’t want housing to be affordable despite the rhetoric

Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center says it’s time the government got out of the way, repeal ...

Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center says it’s time the government got out of the way, repeal unnecessary and over burdensome laws and let builders and property owners develop more availabl ...

Tuesday, December 20, 2022
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Opinion: Got Housing? New Building Codes will deepen the housing crisis

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|Date: Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Opinion: Got Housing? New Building Codes will deepen the housing crisis

In her weekly column, Nancy Churchill offers further discussion about how new estimates from electrificat ...

In her weekly column, Nancy Churchill offers further discussion about how new estimates from electrification advocates show construction costs for electrification makes home more expensive. ...

Tuesday, June 14, 2022
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Opinion: Proposal to require all-electric home construction based on outdated and inaccurate information

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|Date: Friday, June 3, 2022

Opinion: Proposal to require all-electric home construction based on outdated and inaccurate information

Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center shares new data from proponents that show banning natural gas ...

Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center shares new data from proponents that show banning natural gas from homes would increase housing costs. ...

Friday, June 3, 2022
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