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NEEC Seeking Project Associate

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The Northwest Energy Efficiency Council (NEEC) is a business association of the energy efficiency industry.  NEEC’s mission is to promote energy efficiency policies, programs, and technologies that create jobs, foster economic growth and environmental improvement.  NEEC’s programs include the Smart Buildings Center, Smart Buildings Center Education Program, the Tool Lending Library, and the Building Operator Certification Program.

The Northwest Energy Efficiency Council (the organization that runs the Smart Buildings Center) is seeking a Project Associate to support NEEC programs through office, project, and administrative support.  NEEC is looking for candidates with an interest in energy efficiency and smart buildings.

Job Description: NEEC Project Associate Position

Application Deadline: January 22, 2018

Contact [email protected] for more information.

WSSHE Puget Sound Presents Future of Building Operations Profession Webinar

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According to demographic information from the International Facility Management Association (IFMA), the average age of facilities managers is in the 50s, so many people will be retiring within 10 to 15 years. Qualified workers are needed to replace the retirees, but there is a lack of qualified facilities engineering and maintenance trained workers in the job market today. Companies will be at a major disadvantage if they don’t have a structured training program in place to address this workforce reduction.

Join us for an educational webinar designed for Owners, Managers, and Supervisors. Learning objectives include:

  • Learn steps your company can follow to take control of these concerns by utilizing training and certification programs through associations, local colleges, and government.
  • Find ways to address barriers to establishing a training program.

SPEAKER:
Duane Lewellen – Program Director, Smart Buildings Center Tool Lending Library, BOC Instructor

DATE:
Wednesday January 24, 2018
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Register for the webinar here.

Completion of the webinar qualifies for one BOC maintenance point.

Tool Lending Library Update

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The Tool Lending Library at the Smart Buildings Center is implementing a website update which launched on January 1, 2018. Library members will be able to browse the tool inventory and reserve tools directly from the Smart Buildings Center website. The Tool Reservation System has also been improved to include project information for each loan and acknowledgment of the Tool Lending Library polices and customer agreement in one convenient application.

The website update for the Tool Lending Library will simplify the loan process for our members and provide the Smart Buildings Center with information on the specific uses for the tools being borrowed” according to Duane Lewellen, Senior Project Manager for the Tool Lending Library.

The Tool Lending Library is a project of the Smart Buildings Center Education Program and loans a wide variety of diagnostic tools to facility managers and other building professionals to evaluate energy use in their commercial buildings in Washington and Oregon.

Visit the Tool Library now.

IDL Professional Education Offerings – New Dates!

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Join the University of Washington Integrated Design Lab for in-depth educational opportunities focused on the tools and skills required to assess high performance design. Intended for participants who understand high performance concepts, this course provides technical training for practitioners to bring state-of-the-art quantitative analysis into design practice. The course complements the AIA Getting to Zero series, and will provide training using commonly available design tools such as EQuest, DIVA for Rhino, Revit, and custom Excel spreadsheets.

 New dates! 1/11, 2/1, 2/22, and 3/15.

  1. Energy Modeling in the Design Process (1/11)
  2. Designing for the Perimeter Zone (2/1)
  3. Multifamily Residential Energy Efficiency Forum (2/22)
  4. Tools for Water, Materials, and More (3/15)

For more details, or to register for these events, click HERE.

NEEC Launches the Smart Buildings Center Education Program

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As part of the evolving effort to grow the programs and opportunities for smart and efficient building operations, NEEC recently encouraged the development of a new non-profit – the Smart Buildings Center Education Program (SBC-EP). The SBC-EP is a 501(c)3 organization with an educational mission to increase awareness and understanding of smart building technologies and practices. The public launch of the organization was held October 26th at the Smart Buildings Center in Pacific Tower on Beacon Hill.   The event called, “Empowering Smart Buildings: Improving Productivity and Reducing Operating Costs,” featured a moderated panel of the SBC-EP board. The SBC-EP Board is comprised of business, utility and governmental leaders that span the stakeholders and constituents of smart building practices and technologies. The panel led an engaging discussion of the opportunities for adopting smart building practices and technologies, as well as some of the challenges we face in bringing these ideas to market. Panelists were:

  • Perry England, VP Building Performance, MacDonald Miller
  • Dan McConnon, DCYF Project Director, WA Dept. of Commerce
  • Chris Roe, Energy Procurement Manager, Amazon
  • Cal Shirley, VP of Customer Solutions, Puget Sound Energy (retired)
  • Bert Van Hoof, Partner, GPM Azure IoT, Microsoft
  • Phil Welker, Executive Director, PECI

    Jim Baggs, Customer Service, Communications & Regulatory Affairs Officer of Seattle City Light delivers a welcome address at the SBC-EP launch event.

Ash Awad, the Chief Market Officer for McKinstry is also a member of the SBC-EP board, but was unable to attend the event. SBC-EP will co-locate at the Pacific Tower with the Northwest Energy Efficiency Council (NEEC) who will continue to manage the physical space. SBC-EP will focus its efforts at the Pacific Tower and around the region on the development and implementation of informational and educational programs related to smart buildings.

 

Lighting Maintenance Best Practices Event

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Thursday, November 16
Check in 11:30, Presentation noon – 1:00
Pacific Tower, 1200 12th Ave S Ste 110, Seattle, WA 98144
(206) 538-0832
Register by Tuesday, November 14
SBC subscribers (you!) receive the Electric League member rate of $40, a $10 discount.

Program Topic
Learn how to maintain your lighting system or even eliminate maintenance!  Presentation includes lighting fundamentals, principles of lighting maintenance, and improvement strategies.

Who Should Attend
Facility Managers, Electrical Contractors, Project Managers, utility employees.

Speaker Bio
Jeff Anderson is a Senior Lighting Specialist who specializes in lighting retrofit projects in the greater Puget Sound area. He coordinates efforts between customers, trade allies and power producers. He also conducts lighting audits, which detail the benefits and incentives of lighting projects suited to individual sites and help customers make fully informed decisions.
Jeff joined Evergreen Consulting Group in September 2010 following more than a decade of assisting electrical contractors, hospitals, schools and industrial customers with lighting retrofits. Previously, he worked on design build projects for an electrical distributor, where he also led the project quotes department. He has been an account manager for the last 18 of his 27 years of electrical distribution experience. He earned the Lighting Certified Professional designation from the National Council on Qualifications for the Lighting Professions, NCQLP, in 2008.

Registration Details
Join us for the Electric League’s Monthly Luncheon Meeting and Networking Event, Thursday, November 16 at the Smart Buildings Center, 1200 12th Ave South, Suite 110. Check-in and a lunch buffet begin at 11:30 AM.  The presentation will run from noon – 1:00 PM.

Advance registration and payment is required, and is being accepted now. Please assist our planning by registering early. League Members: $40; Non-League Members: $50. A late fee applies for registrations received after Tuesday, November 14.  Register below or call 425-646-4727.

Parking
There is a parking garage directly west of the Pacific Tower.

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