Washington's new building codes went into effect on March 15, despite ongoing legal challenges.Here are some resources to assist you:

• View the two-hour webinar on the new codes offered by Washington State University’s Energy Program.
• Read BIAW’s Building Codes FAQs.

If you have technical questions, your local building department should be your first-stop in navigating the new codes.

If your planning department hasn’t fully answered your question and/or they too have questions still, please direct those questions to SBCC@des.wa.gov.