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FREE Lighting Design Lab Webinars February – March!

January 23, 2025 By SBC staff

Our friends at the Lighting Design Lab have some excellent webinars lined up over the next two months, don’t miss your chance to register! Click the titles below to save your spot today.

Lighting & Electrical Issues in 2021 WA & Seattle Commercial Energy Codes
Thu, Feb 20 | 10am-11:30am | FREE | Online only

Overview of the lighting and electrical provisions in the 2021 Washington state and Seattle commercial energy codes, both now in effect, with emphasis on provisions that are new or that were changed from last year’s initial drafts. Cost-effective, highly efficient lighting solutions from recent local projects. Energy code requirements impacting electrical system design.

Lessons Learned on Commercial Hot Water Heat Pump Installations
Thu, Feb 27 | 10-11am | FREE | Online only

This presentation will cover the lessons learned from 5 years of commercial hot water heat pump installations. Nyle has supplied equipment for several projects in the region and worked with different designers. Come and learn what is working.

HVAC Issues in 2021 WA & Seattle Commercial Energy Codes
Thu, Mar 20 | 10am-11:30am | FREE | Online only

The March 20 webinar will cover HVAC Systems, including recent changes to accommodate legal and legislative issues. Full details and Duane’s guest presenter will be announced soon!

With more coming soon, including two more codes webinars!

Seattle and Bellevue 2030 Districts Announce Water Week!

January 16, 2025 By SBC staff

Mark your calendars for the first-ever Water Week from the Seattle and Bellevue 2030 Districts!

Join the 2030 Districts for a dynamic series of events focused on the cities of Seattle and Bellevue to learn about water management resources and strategies, connect with other sustainability professionals, and tour innovative urban sites to see sustainability in action.

Visit the 2030 District Water Week Page to stay up-to-date on all the happenings during Water Week and check out more ways to get involved.

We hope to see you there!

What is Water Week?

In 2025, the Seattle and Bellevue 2030 Districts are launching a new and improved education programming during three Education Weeks. Each week held throughout the calendar will include a variety of elements including building tours, roundtable discussions, networking happy hours, webinars, and more.

The first of these will be Water Week, a dynamic series of events dedicated to advancing water sustainability in the built environment. By collaborating with property owners, managers, and professional stakeholders, we will provide educational opportunities that explore innovative solutions to meet the 2030 targets for water efficiency. Water Week will feature engaging webinars, site tours of sustainable properties, networking opportunities, blog posts highlighting best practices, and interactive roundtables to inspire actionable change.

To help make this event a success, we need your help to get the word out! In this toolkit, you will find sample emails, social media posts, and important event information to share with your community. Thank you for taking the time to share this wonderful education opportunity and for your support of the 2030 Districts.

SBC Presents the 2025 Technical Webinar Series

January 9, 2025 By SBC staff

The Smart Building Center is excited to announce that registration for the 2025 Technical Webinar Series is now open!

Smart Buildings Center offers live instructional webinars throughout the year to keep you informed on the dynamic field of facilities management. Learn practical solutions to deal with the energy challenges in your buildings. Anyone with an interest in the topic is welcome to join and get the in-class BOC experience.

For the BOC graduate, successful completion of the webinar and accompanying quiz provides 1.5 points towards maintaining your BOC Certification.

Click here to register or learn more!

3 Steps Facility Managers Can Take to Prevent Cyber Attacks on OT Systems

January 9, 2025 By SBC staff

It’s 7am Monday morning. Coffee in hand, you’ve settled into your daily routine and just sat down at your desk to review alarm logs and respond to emails that came in over the weekend. Much to your confusion and shock, the screen that usually lights up to prompt you to login for the day now shows only a glaring red image with a menacing message at the top announcing your entire system has been locked, directing you to transfer $10 million in Bitcoin to a lengthy address.

So, what do you do?

If you can’t immediately think of an answer, take this as a sign to build a “cybersecurity incident response” into your safety plan. That’s right – you should start treating cybersecurity as a safety issue.

Check out the full story at IFMA: 3 Steps Facility Managers Can Take to Prevent Cyber Attacks on OT Systems

California Climate and Energy Collaborative Opens Call for Proposals 2025

January 7, 2025 By SBC staff

Proposal submissions are now open for the California Climate and Energy Collaborative 2025! This will be the 16th Annual CCEC Forum, themed “Hope in Action: Local Leads the Way”. Here’s a quick overview of the event from the CCEC website:

The 16th Annual CCEC Forum, themed “Hope in Action: Local Leads the Way,” will spotlight the critical role of local leadership in shaping a sustainable future amidst an uncertain climate landscape. With the urgency of the climate crisis growing and the growing clarity that it is local action that will lead the way, this two-day event will convene local and regional governments, State agencies, community-based organizations (CBOs), nonprofits, and private sector leaders to explore bold, actionable solutions. By showcasing how grassroots initiatives and regional collaborations are driving innovation and equity, the forum underscores the importance of local action as the cornerstone of climate resilience and progress.

This call for session proposals will help ensure that the forum will feature engaging sessions and new innovative activities to help climate and energy leaders and practitioners connect to learn about innovative projects and strategies, share best practices, and troubleshoot challenges.

Do you have a proposal for the 16th Annual CCEC Forum? Submissions are open here!

Just Released: 2024 Energy Efficiency Jobs in America

January 3, 2025 By SBC staff

Energy efficiency employs nearly 2.3 million Americans! With the release of E4 The Future’s eighth annual Energy Efficiency Jobs in America report – produced with the Building Performance Association — you can get details on EE workers, trends, and more.

The 2024 National Summary provides big-picture infographics highlighting top states for job growth, demographics, small business impacts, and focused policy recommendations.
A high-level analysis of the report revealed some interesting findings, for example:

Nearly 2.3 Million Americans work in energy efficiency
99.9% of counties have energy efficiency workers
2 in every 5 jobs in the energy sector are in energy efficiency

Fact sheets for all 50 states plus the District of Columbia include analysis to help leaders understand the breadth and depth of the EE workforce landscape, and to make informed decisions about program development and investments. Each includes:

Total jobs per state
Comparison with other in-state energy sectors
Business sizes and total number of EE businesses
Percentage of construction workers & veterans
Breakouts by type of work
Demographic data
Number of EE jobs by county

Check out the full report here at E4TheFuture.org

SBC and Building Potential found the information about Oregon and Washington particularly interesting, as our member states. You can find those reports extracted below!

Oregon EE-Statesheet

Washington EE-Statesheet

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