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Building Industry Succeeds in Delaying New Energy Code
The Building Industry Association of Washington's (BIAW) effort to delay implementation of Washington State’s revised energy code, which sets minimum requirements for energy efficiencies in the building industry, set to take effect July 1, has prevailed.
The BIAW had filed a lawsuit asking a federal court in Tacoma for an injunction against the impending revision to the law because they argued it would force up construction prices in a time when the industry is already struggling to begin new construction. Additionally, BIAW claimed that the state law illegally superseded federal standards.
That vote came after Governor Gregoire stepped in and sent a letter to John Cochran, Chair of the council, asking for nine month delay of the code's effective date.
The council gave some ground but not all; implementation of the code has only been delayed by three months and allowed the possibility of a delay until April 1, 2011.
The BIAW had filed a lawsuit asking a federal court in Tacoma for an injunction against the impending revision to the law because they argued it would force up construction prices in a time when the industry is already struggling to begin new construction. Additionally, BIAW claimed that the state law illegally superseded federal standards.
That vote came after Governor Gregoire stepped in and sent a letter to John Cochran, Chair of the council, asking for nine month delay of the code's effective date.
The council gave some ground but not all; implementation of the code has only been delayed by three months and allowed the possibility of a delay until April 1, 2011.
