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INFLUENCING CODE & POLICY

January 28 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Hybrid Event
Free – $20.00
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Learn what is happening and on the horizon for state and local building code and policy for 2026. Speakers Rachel Kollar from Shift Zero and Deepa Sivarajan of Climate Solutions will share what is happening and how you can get involved and make your voice heard.

Deepa Sivarajan

Deepa works to advance policies that will facilitate an equitable and just shift to clean energy in Washington. Deepa is passionate about ensuring that environmental justice communities are represented in local and state policy development and implementation. Prior to joining Climate Solutions, Deepa served as a project manager at the public engagement and communications firm EnviroIssues, working with local government agencies to involve communities in planning processes for transportation and urban planning projects. Deepa also has a background in environmental and electoral organizing, including advocating for wilderness protection with the Sierra Club.

Deepa holds an M.A. in Climate & Society from Columbia University, focused on climate policy and law, as well as a B.A. in Government and Women’s & Gender Studies from Georgetown University. Deepa was born and raised in Seattle; in free time Deepa enjoys reading and writing speculative fiction, cuddling the parents’ dog, and drinking way too much tea.

 

Rachel Koller

Managing Director of Shift Zero, an alliance of over 60 green building, energy efficiency, and climate action organizations advocating for policies that make buildings part of the climate solution. We convene policy experts, building industry professionals, and advocate leaders to accelerate a just transition to healthy, efficient, fossil-fuel free buildings for all in Washington State.

 

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GENERAL INFO:

  • Doors open at 6pm for networking
  • Potluck snacks encouraged and welcomed
  • EV charging spaces available

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