Are you ready for SBX? It’s almost here! You can still register for Virtual and In-Person and below you can find the SBX Survival Guide with a breakdown of sessions by day. You can click the image to get a bigger version.
SBX Session Highlight: Fault Detection & Diagnostics – Real World Lessons for Field Service
Join us virtually for the Smart Buildings Exchange (SBX) 2024 Fault Detection & Diagnostics – Real World Lessons for Field Service session on August 28th from 1:00 – 2:15 pm PT.
Recent field research provides valuable insight on the quantity, common occurrence, and persistence of faults detected in Fault Detection & Diagnostics (FDD) systems. These results, published by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), are important for building operators/field service personnel and FDD software developers. This session will feature a lead researcher from LBNL and expert voices from field service and in-house operations staff on how FDD can be best used for operational improvement. Panelists include Jessica Granderson (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory), Seth Ferrara (MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions), Jeremy Richmond (MSIe), and Mike Bigelow, Seattle Children’s Hospital.
You don’t want to miss this session — register now!
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Event schedule
Day 1 (virtual): August 27th 8:45am-2:15pm Pacific
Day 2 (virtual): August 28th 9am-2:15pm Pacific
Day 3 (in-person, Seattle): August 29th 9am-1:30pm Pacific
Job Openings at Tacoma Power: Principal Energy Management Engineer
Tacoma Power has a new job posting for a Principal Energy Management Engineer read on for a brief overview of the role, or click here for more information and to apply!
Tacoma Power’s Power Management division is looking for a Principal Energy Management Engineer to join their Business Customer Energy Solutions team. In this role you will develop and deliver energy conservation programs and secure energy efficiency measures with Tacoma Power’s commercial and industrial customers by conducting engineering technical activities. This work is critical to achieving energy conservation targets and providing other energy-related services for the commercial and industrial sectors for Tacoma Power’s Business Customer Energy Solutions section.
Responsibilities Include:
- Provide customer technical services by preparing energy calculations related to refrigeration systems, industrial processes and compressed air, water and wastewater systems, HVAC systems, pumping and ventilation systems, motors and drives, lighting, and domestic water systems.
- Review calculations, energy evaluation reports and proposals prepared by
consultants and others. - Prepare or review computer energy simulation models of complex commercial buildings.
- Provide specifications, recommendations, and related engineering analyses; provide economic analyses of energy efficiency alternatives.
- Provide detailed measurement and verification protocols and evaluate energy performance of installed efficiency projects.
- Promote efficiency services to customers. Conduct field audits and inspections, interact directly with customers and trade allies such as engineering firms.
- Provide specialized technical input on energy conservation measures and technologies.
- Research and analyze technical information, new energy concepts, products and processes as related to the industrial and commercial building sector; prepare briefs and reports.
- Research, develop & implement energy efficiency programs, services and policies for the commercial and industrial sector.
SBX Session Highlight: ESG Reporting – Losing the Acronym, Improving the Result
Join us virtually for the Smart Buildings Exchange (SBX) 2024 Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Reporting – Losing the Acronym, Improving the Result session on August 28th from 1:00 – 2:15 pm PT.
The acronym may be falling out of favor, but the importance of gathering and reporting building performance data remains real and important. This expert panel will sidestep the fruitless contentiousness of “ESG” and instead look at real world examples where performance data is collected, and responsibility and accountability lead to observable progress in meeting goals – self-imposed and regulatory. Panelists include Drew Halpern (Denver’s Office of Climate Action), Josie Hart (Denver Botanic Gardens), Jeff Hughes (McKinstry), and Scott Morrissey (Denver International Airport). You don’t want to miss this session — register now!
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Event schedule
Day 1 (virtual): August 27th 8:45am-2:15pm Pacific
Day 2 (virtual): August 28th 9am-2:15pm Pacific
Day 3 (in-person, Seattle): August 29th 9am-1:30pm Pacific
SBX Day 2 Opening Plenary: Innovations for an Electrified & Decarbonized Future
Join us virtually for the Smart Buildings Exchange (SBX) 2024 Day 2 Opening Plenary: Innovations for an Electrified & Decarbonized Future on August 28th from 9:00 – 10:15 am PT.
2030 always seemed so far away. Not anymore. The pressure to meet energy and carbon performance targets is real and pressing. Are we innovating far enough and fast enough to ensure that these goals are met? This high-powered panel discussion will look at where we are with the pace of innovation – technology, construction, finance, and policy – and what more we need to do to go further faster. Poppy Storm (2050 Institute) will moderate the discussion between Allen Preger (Building Ventures), Celeste Tell (Epicycled), Lucas Toffoli (RMI), and Steve Ruby (McKinstry). You don’t want to miss this session — register now!
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Event schedule
Day 1 (virtual): August 27th 8:45am-2:15pm Pacific
Day 2 (virtual): August 28th 9am-2:15pm Pacific
Day 3 (in-person, Seattle): August 29th 9am-1:30pm Pacific
BetterBricks Industry Voices: Chris Gilmore Sheds Light on LLLC Value
In his role as Project Manager for Seattle-based VECA Electric & Technologies, Chris Gilmore knows that Luminaire Level Lighting Controls (LLLC) do so much more than save energy. BetterBricks recently sat down with Chris to discuss the reasons he loves this technology, including its ability to meet and surpass energy codes, support architectural aesthetics, and ease the maintenance burden.
watch the full interview or read the transcript here.
