Accelerating the adoption and commercialization of smart buildings technologies and practices through education and demonstration.
Building operators and engineers can borrow diagnostic tools.
Our space, in Seattleโs Pacific Tower, is available for meetings, events, and trainings.
Building Operator Certification program, Remote Learning Calendar and Library of webinars for building operators and managers.
New ways of viewing data available with today's advanced energy monitoring tools. Smart + efficient is good business.
SBC NEWS
The Smart Buildings Center (SBC) and Building Operator Certification (BOC) program are proud to announce the 2026 BOC Operator of the Year: Michael Durham, Lead Mechanic 3 from Edmonds College Each year, BOC requests nominations for people working to improve the energy efficiency of their work environment using skills they learned in the BOC program. We received many impressive 2026 nominations detailing how methods learned in BOC classes are helping people make improvements in their work environments, but this year […]
TOOL LENDING LIBRARY
With support from Energy Trust of Oregon, Seattle City Light, Puget Sound Energy, and Washington State Department of Commerce, the Smart Buildings Center (SBC) provides our Tool Lending Library of energy monitoring and diagnostic tools, a free resource serving the commercial building operations sector in Washington and Oregon. Check out the latest tool videos weโve added to our Tool Lending Library Tutorials playlist on our YouTube channel, including titles such as: Easy, Low-Cost Ventilation Audit Measuring Flow Using a Liquid […]












