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New Rules for Carbon Monoxide Alarms

Last month’s snow, ice and wind gave us a timely reminder about the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning during winter power outages. Following our 2006 windstorm, 250 people were treated for carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning in the Puget Sound area and eight died, all from either burning charcoal briquettes inside their homes or from improper use of gasoline-powered generators.

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Posted: February 1st, 2012 under Building Connections, Customer Alerts, dpdINFO Newsletter, Permit Pipeline Newsletter.
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Community Power Works Home Energy Upgrade Program Available Citywide for 2012

Community Power Works (CPW), the City of Seattle’s home energy upgrade program, launched last April with the goals of simultaneously driving demand to weatherize 2,000 homes, and creating a sustainable industry for home energy upgrades. After a successful start in Seattle’s central area and southend, CPW expanded its services citywide in January. To date, over 900 homes have entered the program, and demand continues to grow as homeowners spread the word about the increased warmth and comfort of their newly upgraded homes.

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Posted: February 1st, 2012 under Building Connections, Customer Alerts, dpdINFO Newsletter.
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December 2011 Permit Turnaround Times

DPD is committed to providing good customer service to its applicants. The permit turnaround data is updated monthly online and can be viewed at www.seattle.gov/dpd/resourcecenter (go to "Turnaround/Approval Times 2011").

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Posted: February 1st, 2012 under Building Connections, Customer Alerts, dpdINFO Newsletter, Permit Pipeline Newsletter.
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Unreinforced Masonry Policy Committee

DPD is creating a proposal for a mandatory unreinforced masonry (URM) retrofit program that will help reduce the earthquake risk to unreinforced masonry buildings. DPD has, with help from a technical committee, developed a proposed standard for retrofits. Next steps include formation of a policy committee this month to help develop recommendations for a retrofit requirement threshold, incentives and penalties, possible financing options, and a time line for implementation.

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Posted: February 1st, 2012 under Building Connections, Customer Alerts, dpdINFO Newsletter, Permit Pipeline Newsletter.
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2012 Fee Changes

DPD adjusted its service fees on January 1, 2012. DPD uses the most recent building valuation data (BVD) published by the International Code Council as a base for the Seattle BVD table, found in Director’s Rule (DR) 1-2012.

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Posted: January 3rd, 2012 under Building Connections, Customer Alerts, dpdINFO Newsletter, Permit Pipeline Newsletter.
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Stay Connected with DPD’s Social Media Options

DPD’s social media portal conveniently consolidates the department’s Facebook sites, Twitter, blog, RSS feeds, and listservs in one location.

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Posted: January 3rd, 2012 under Building Connections, Customer Alerts, dpdINFO Newsletter.
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November DPD Permit Turnaround Times

Permit turnaround times for November 2011.

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Posted: January 3rd, 2012 under Building Connections, Customer Alerts, dpdINFO Newsletter, Permit Pipeline Newsletter.
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2012 Washington State Energy Code

Now that the 2012 versions of the I-codes have been published by the International Code Council (ICC), the Washington State Building Code Council (WSBCC) is beginning to ramp up for the 2012 updates to the Washington State Codes.

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Posted: December 1st, 2011 under Building Connections, Code Updates, Customer Alerts, dpdINFO Newsletter, Permit Pipeline Newsletter.
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DPD Project Portal: More Ways to Skip the Trip

DPD has rolled out the Project Portal, a new set of online tools for permit applicants. You can now use the Portal to conduct your online permitting business with DPD.

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Posted: December 1st, 2011 under Building Connections, Customer Alerts, dpdINFO Newsletter, Permit Pipeline Newsletter.
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October Permit Turnaround Times

DPD is committed to providing good customer service to its applicants. The permit turnaround data is updated monthly online and can be viewed at www.seattle.gov/dpd/resourcecenter (go to "Turnaround/Approval Times 2011").

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Posted: December 1st, 2011 under Building Connections, Customer Alerts, dpdINFO Newsletter, Permit Pipeline Newsletter.
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