Energy Efficiency Innovation Center, Tool Library & Data Visualization
The Clean Buildings Team at the Washington State Department of Commerce is currently seeking feedback from industry professionals about your experience with the Clean Buildings Performance Standard. We would like to hear from you about how you or your organization’s workforce has been impacted by the Clean Buildings Performance Standard.
Please complete the following survey at your convenience and to the best of your knowledge: Workforce Development Survey.
Survey responses will be used to inform our team’s understanding of the Clean Buildings Performance Standard impact and anonymous results may be communicated in Clean Buildings Performance Standard reports. Please note that survey responses are anonymous, unless you specify that our team may contact you with follow-up questions.
Thank you in advance for your participation. If you have any questions, you can reach out to [email protected].
More info and registration at: Unplugged: Dawn Lindell on the Grid Ahead — A candid conversation with Seattle City Light’s former CEO · Luma
Join 9Zero for an unfiltered fireside conversation with Dawn Lindell, former CEO of Seattle City Light. After years leading one of the nation’s largest public utilities, Dawn is finally free to say what she really thinks — about where energy and climate are headed, the role utilities should (and shouldn’t) be playing, and the emerging technologies she’s genuinely excited about. She’ll cover both sides of the meter — supply and demand — come with questions. This one’s off script.
About 9Zero: We are a community of founders, investors, scientists, and innovators who drive climate action together. Through our club, events, and connections, we build relationships and accelerate solutions. If you’re working toward a healthier world, you belong here. Join us – 9Zero.com
Refreshments provided following the event.
Energy engineers, contractors, ESCOs, and other building professionals are often among the first to identify the improvements a building needs — and the capital required to get the work done. Understanding available financing options can help those projects move from recommendations to implementation.
Join C-PACER program administrators and professionals from across the Puget Sound region on October 27 at 9Zero in Seattle for the 2026 Puget Sound C-PACER Symposium to learn how Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy and Resilience (C-PACER) financing can support eligible building improvements, including energy efficiency, HVAC, electrification, resilience, and other qualifying projects.
The symposium will bring together the key players involved in C-PACER projects, including building owners, C-PACER lenders, first mortgage lenders, brokers, engineers, contractors, commercial real estate professionals, and program administrators.
For professionals who help owners identify, scope, and implement building improvements, the symposium is an opportunity to learn when C-PACER may be a good fit, how to introduce it earlier in project planning, and who to connect with when a project needs financing. It’s also an opportunity to build relationships with the owners, lenders, and other professionals needed to move more projects forward.
The event is free, but registration is required.
Register: https://luma.com/z6jermrp
For questions about C-PACER financing or the symposium, please contact Don Robinson at [email protected].
It’s back to school season, and many of us at Building Potential and the Smart Buildings Center sent our own kids back to the classroom this week. Others among us have watched our kids grow up and walk across the stage at college and trade school graduations, launching into their first careers. Maybe back to school just means more buses and more traffic on the roads each morning. Maybe it means welcoming cooler, cozier weather after summer. Or maybe it means football season is finally here.
Whatever September means to you, here at Building Potential and the Smart Buildings Center, it’s always back to school season. We believe learning doesn’t stop when you leave the classroom, and there’s always an opportunity to build your knowledge, sharpen your skills, further your career, or start a brand new one in the energy efficiency and decarbonization field, and to meet others doing this work alongside you.
Here’s what’s on the calendar:
• Continuing education webinars through SBX Plus — ongoing opportunities to keep learning year-round. Learn more
• BOC courses are open for registration across the country — a great next step whether you’re just starting out or looking to formalize the skills you already have. Find a course
• Smart Buildings Exchange (SBX) returns to Seattle on November 9th and 10th. Join us for two days of connection and learning with the region’s energy efficiency and decarbonization community. Register here
However you’re settling back into fall, we hope you’ll take a moment to invest in yourself, or your team. We’d love to see you at one of these upcoming events.
