Interested in making sure the State Building Code Council adopts code changes that will reduce costs and improve flexibility for your business while discouraging those proposals that will add new requirements and decrease affordability? Now is your opportunity. 

The council is accepting written public comments on several proposed changes to building codes related to residential construction, mechanical, fire and plumbing scheduled to go into effect in May 2027, according to a release. 

All written comments must be filed with the state council before midnight June 13. The Building Industry Association of Washington has developed an online tool to help homebuilders draft letters to the council.  

The association also has developed a guide about code change proposals those in the industry should pay the most attention to. 

“Every comment helps show how these code changes will affect housing affordability, construction costs, and the ability to build attainable housing in Washington,” the industry trade group said in a statement.