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Job Opportunity: Green Economy Advisor, City of Seattle

June 22, 2022 By SBC staff

The Office of Economic Development (OED) envisions Seattle as a vibrant, innovative, diverse city with an inclusive economy where Seattleites can thrive and share in the new opportunities of the future. The City of Seattle expanded on its history of progressive climate action by enacting the Green New Deal Resolution and the Green New Deal Executive Order. (Download PDF reader) This was a bold leap towards a climate pollution-free city aims to create jobs and advance an equitable transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy by prioritizing investments in communities historically most harmed by economic, racial, and environmental injustices.

The Job: We are seeking an innovative, systems thinker who is driven to deliver tangible environmental results while building a more equitable and sustainable future. As the Green Economy Advisor, you will be part of the Key Industries & Workforce Development Team and will be focused on the execution of a clean economy strategy.

View the full job description and application requirements

SBX2022 Session Highlight: Building Performance Reporting – How Smart Technology Can Help

June 16, 2022 By SBC staff

Join us for the SBX2022 closing session on August 24th in-person at the Pacific Tower in Seattle! A free networking lunch will follow directly after. The session will also be live streamed through the virtual event platform for remote participation.

Session Description
Market and regulatory drivers are making energy performance reporting and ESG reporting real for building owners and publicly traded companies. This session will show how smart technologies can facilitate reporting and make it more quantitively robust.

Speakers
Brett Bridgeland, Rocky Mountain Institute
Akshay Johar, Microsoft
Ross MacWhinney, NYC Mayor’s Office of Climate & Environmental Justice
Sandra Mallory, Seattle Office of Sustainability & Environment
Emily Salzberg, Washington State Department of Commerce
Ted Stadtmueller, Longevity Partners

Register for free today!

Join us for Smart Buildings Exchange, August 22-24, 2022!

June 9, 2022 By SBC staff

Join the Smart Buildings Center for the free 2022 Smart Buildings Exchange (SBX) to be held virtually and in-person August 22-24. Interactive conference sessions featuring a mix of panel discussions and case study presentations will explore the market opportunity for smart buildings, the future of energy services and the built environment, grid-interactive efficient buildings, the role of smart buildings in carbon emission reductions, IEQ and return to work issues, digital twins and more. The opening plenary session features Bert Van Hoof, a Partner at Microsoft who is a seasoned technology executive recognized for starting and growing award-winning businesses across a variety of industry segments. The third day of the conference will be in-person (Seattle) and live streamed through the virtual event platform. This day will focus on the role smart technologies can play in energy, carbon, and ESG reporting requirements.

Register for free today!

Event schedule
Day 1 (virtual): August 22^nd, 8:45am – 2:30pm Pacific
Day 2 (virtual): August 23^rd, 9am – 2:30pm Pacific
Day 3 (in-person & virtual): August 24^th, 10am – 1pm Pacific

Online Open House: Seattle Building Performance Standards Draft Policy Framework, June 16th at 12pm

June 6, 2022 By SBC staff

Join the Office of Sustainability & Environment (OSE) for an online open house about potential Seattle Building Performance Standards (BPS) regulations — a powerful tool to reduce climate pollution and transition toward cleaner, healthier buildings where we live and work.

Participate in the open house for an update on work to date and highlights of stakeholder feedback received.

OSE will share the draft BPS policy framework for the legislation, the policy timeline, and take comments and questions. This 2nd open house is a follow-up to the April 5th event (visit link below for recording and summary).

Date: June 16, 2022 from 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Location: Online via Zoom
More information and pre-register here: www.seattle.gov/building-performance-standards
Questions: [email protected]

Performance standards are the single most impactful building policy the City can implement in the next few years and are projected to reduce building sector emissions 27% by 2050. This policy would gradually phase out carbon pollution from existing nonresidential and multifamily buildings over 20,000 sq. ft. through mandatory greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions targets beginning 2026 for the largest nonresidential buildings. Targets would become more stringent over time, to net-zero GHG emissions by 2045. Register for the open house at: www.seattle.gov/building-performance-standards

NEEC & SBC Welcome New Team Member

May 23, 2022 By SBC staff

The Northwest Energy Efficiency Council (NEEC) and Smart Buildings Center (SBC) are pleased to announce that Mark Willard has joined our team!

As Assistant Project Manager, Mark’s primary role is to provide support to the City of Seattle’s Energy Benchmarking Help Desk and the Building Operator Certification (BOC) program. He has extensive customer service, administrative, and outreach experience that he brings to these responsibilities. Mark has a BA in Public Policy from the University of Washington and has provided non-partisan policy support during two Washington State legislative sessions. His previous role was Committee Staff to the Washington State Senate’s Housing & Local Government Committee during the 2022 legislative session. Mark’s interest in energy efficiency comes from his passion for problem solving. He believes energy is one of the most fundamental and consequential issues of our time due to the risks and opportunities presented in the field. Mark enjoys spending time with his fiancé, his Australian shepherd, and his two vintage Mercedes-Benzes.

NEEC and SBC are proud to welcome Mark to the team!

New Resources: Understanding Your Building’s Path to Carbon Neutral

May 23, 2022 By SBC staff

Buildings are one of the largest and fastest growing sources of climate pollution in Seattle, responsible for more than one-third of our greenhouse gas emissions. These emissions pollute our air, accelerate climate change, and harm people’s health and the environment, disproportionately impacting communities of color and people with lower incomes. Many U.S. cities, including Seattle, are developing Building Performance Standards (BPS) that set long term targets on climate-polluting emissions from buildings. To help building owners get started, the City of Seattle’s Office of Sustainability & Environment has developed new case studies, most of which include cost estimates. View the case studies here.

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