Executive Vice President’s message

Welcome to the annual “ROII Takeover” issue of Building Insight! In this issue, our amazing ROII staff have gathered some valuable content to shed light on all the many services ROII offers its participants.

We can’t wait to share the 2023 adjustment refund results from L&I with our ROII participants—stay tuned for that in next month’s Building Insight! But while we wait, let’s take a moment to acknowledge the excellent service ROII offers.

Greg Lane Executive Vice President

ROII: An all-inclusive retro ROII proudly offers all-inclusive services, including claims assistance, safety and prevention, risk management and returnto-work assistance. That’s all with no addons or surprise charges. ROII participants consistently rave about the quality of service provided by ROII staff—check out the story on page 12 and see what Alexa Amatto at Condron Homes has to say.

A big thanks to our hardworking ROII staff for all they do to get claims closed quickly and for providing fantastic customer service along the way. Thank you as well to the ROII participants for continuing to run safe and professional operations.

State Building Code Council lawsuit against natural gas restrictions

In late February, BIAW joined forces with a coalition of other trade associations, union representatives, businesses and homeowners in a lawsuit to fight back against the State Building Code Council’s costly new codes restricting natural gas and propane in new residential and commercial construction.

The new rules require builders to install heat pumps for space and water heating in all new buildings built after July 1, 2023. By surveying our members, we estimated these changes would increase the cost of a newly constructed home by a minimum of $9,200, pricing out even more Washington families.

BIAW is proud to lead this effort uniting a group across political, economic and geographic boundaries to fight back against these unnecessary and expensive new codes.

That said, it could take a while to resolve this issue in the courts so we’re preparing you for code compliance in the meantime. Be sure to watch our classes page for new codes classes taught by experts online and in your area.

New BIAW swag supporting the Washington Home Builders Foundation

Last month during our Winter Board Meeting, we were excited to announce the opening of our new BIAW Swag Shop! The new apparel line offers something for everyone—from hats to shirts to bags to cups, you name it. Plenty of high-quality options are available.

Even more exciting is that a percentage of each apparel and merchandise purchase benefits our foundation, the Washington Home Builders Foundation. The foundation’s mission is to empower and inspire the next generation of builders through funding scholarships and grants for students and organizations developing our next generation of workforce.

We invite you to take a minute to shop the new apparel line by visiting apparelnow.com/ biaw-apparel.

Or, if you’d like to donate directly to the Washington Home Builders Foundation, visit BIAW.com/washingtonhome-builders-foundation All contributions are eligible for charitable tax deductions.

We appreciate your support of these new opportunities! I look forward to seeing you in your new BIAW swag.