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Register for Smart Buildings Exchange (SBX), Aug 27-29!

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Join the conversation about the role of smart buildings in the clean energy economy at the free 2024 Smart Buildings Exchange (SBX) to be held virtually & in-person August 27-29, 2024! Interactive conference sessions featuring a mix of panel discussions and case study presentations will explore the market opportunity for smart buildings and highlight solutions to some of the challenges currently facing the commercial, corporate, and institutional real estate industries. Session topics will include:

  • Financing the Decarbonization of the Built Environment – Public, Private & Tax Credit Resources
  • Grid-Interactive Efficient Buildings as a Utility Resource
  • Building Owner/Manager Guide to Grid-Interactive Efficient Buildings – Is Demand Flexibility Right for You?
  • Indoor Environmental Quality – Field Results Inform Operational Practices
  • Campus-Scale Decarbonization – Planning & Implementation for Healthcare, University & Corporate Campuses
  • Making Buildings Smarter – Live Demonstration
  • Innovations for an Electrified & Decarbonized Future – Technology, Construction, Finance & Policy
  • Choosing the Smart Building Platform Right for You
  • Fault Detection & Diagnostics – Real World Lessons for Field Service
  • Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Reporting – Losing the Acronym, Improving the Result
  • Building Emissions Performance Standards – How Jurisdictions are Structuring Requirements
  • Connecting Building Performance Standards & Existing Building Commissioning

View the agenda & register for free today!

Event schedule
Day 1 (virtual): August 27th 9am-2:15pm Pacific
Day 2 (virtual): August 28th 9am-2:15pm Pacific
Day 3 (in-person, Seattle): August 29th 9am-1:30pm Pacific

Save the Date: Smart Buildings Exchange Aug 27-29, 2024

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Please save the date for Smart Buildings Exchange 2024 – August 27-29, 2024! The free, three-day event will include two days of virtual sessions (August 27th & 28th), and the third day will be held in person in Seattle (details to be announced).

Interactive conference sessions featuring a mix of panel discussions and case study presentations will explore the market opportunity for smart buildings and highlight solutions to some of the challenges currently facing the commercial, corporate, and institutional real estate industries. Topics of focus will include building electrification and decarbonization efforts to address climate change, grid-interactive efficient buildings and the role they play in the clean energy transition, smart technologies for resilience and security, optimizing buildings for hybrid work environments and more.

Stay tuned for more programming, sponsorship, and registration details coming soon!

Save the Date: Smart Buildings Exchange Aug 27-29, 2024

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Please save the date for Smart Buildings Exchange 2024 – August 27-29, 2024! The free, three-day event will include two days of virtual sessions (August 27th & 28th), and the third day will be held in person in Seattle (details to be announced).

Interactive conference sessions featuring a mix of panel discussions and case study presentations will explore the market opportunity for smart buildings and highlight solutions to some of the challenges currently facing the commercial, corporate, and institutional real estate industries. Topics of focus will include building electrification and decarbonization efforts to address climate change, grid-interactive efficient buildings and the role they play in the clean energy transition, smart technologies for resilience and security, optimizing buildings for hybrid work environments and more.

Stay tuned for more programming, sponsorship, and registration details coming soon!

Join us for the Energy Insights Forum on Jan 30th!

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Energy Insights Forum
January 30th | 3-5 pm
Smart Buildings Center, 1200 12th Ave S Seattle, WA 98144

Join us on January 30th at 3pm for the Energy Insights Forum! The Seattle and Bellevue 2030 Districts along with Building Potential (formerly Northwest Energy Efficiency Council) host this back-to-back panel discussion on how to reduce demand-side energy usage.

Learn about the policies that impact the industry and discover the incentives propelling sustainable practices forward. Hear from property managers and service providers as they delve into the practicalities of reducing building energy use. Gain valuable insights into successful strategies, implementation challenges, and collaborative approaches that are transforming the sector.

A networking break between the panels offers a unique opportunity to connect with fellow professionals, fostering collaboration and knowledge exchange. Following the panels, unwind and continue the conversation at the happy hour to continue the discussion.

We hope to see you there!

Register Here

SBC Welcomes New Partner: Counterbalance!

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The Smart Buildings Center is excited to welcome Counterbalance as a new Smart Buildings Center Education Program Partner!

Founded in 2019 and based in Seattle, Counterbalance is on a mission to change how we procure, connect, and manage building technologies. By harnessing the power of technology and making buildings easier to operate, we can help reduce waste, lower energy consumption, and improve the overall quality of life for everyone.

Green Stack, Counterbalance’s next-generation building management platform, offers a hassle-free facility management solution that combines all your building technologies into a single user interface and seamlessly merges them with your existing Building Management System (BMS).

Once connected, Green Stack takes the guesswork out of building engineering and makes daily tasks more manageable with a unified set of modular tools like scheduler, powerful reporting, and unified alarm management.

Learn more at www.greenstack.cloud.

Smart Buildings Exchange 2023 Session Recordings Available!

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Last week the third annual Smart Buildings Exchange (SBX) delivered a value-packed three days of conversations focused on the market opportunity for smart buildings and their role in our clean energy future.

The conference kicked off with an Opening Plenary featuring industry leaders discussing strategies to accelerate the pace of making buildings smarter, more efficient and carbon free.

Following the Opening Plenary session were sessions on Grid-Interactive Efficient Buildings, Data in Context, Being Smart About Variable Occupancy, and Moving Beyond Fault Detection & Diagnostics.

The second day of the conference began with a Plenary Session on Smart Approaches for Building Electrification & Carbon Reduction. The day continued with sessions on Independent Data Layer, Building Rating Systems & Certifications, On-Site Renewables & EV Charging, and Indoor Environmental Quality.

The third and final day of the conference focused on Planning Your Strategy for Smart & Efficient Upgrades and was held in-person in Seattle and featured welcome remarks from Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell followed by discussions on how buildings can operate smarter and more efficiently with an aim to eliminate carbon emissions from the built environment.

All SBX session recordings are now available on the Smart Buildings Center YouTube Channel so you can watch any you missed and rewatch any you enjoyed.

Thank you to all sponsors, planning committee members, speakers, and attendees who helped make the event a success!

Contact Us

Smart Buildings Center
Pacific Tower
1200 12th Ave. S., Suite 110
Seattle, WA 98144

206-538-0832

[email protected]

Smart Buildings Center is a project collaboration with Building Potential