Clean Buildings News!

Commerce is hosting a Clean Buildings General Question and Answer Session on March 23, 2023, from 11:00am to 12:00pm PT.

Please register in advance and submit questions via the online registration form.

Register online for the March 23, 2023 QA Session

If you cannot make the session, feel free to reach out to Smart Buildings Center’s Clean Buildings Performance Standard Technical Assistance Helpdesk.

We offer support to building owners, managers, and facility personnel responsible for their building’s compliance with the Washington State Clean Buildings Performance Standard.

The utility-sponsored helpdesk offers:

• Free one-on-one coaching during office hours via phone, virtual meetings, and email.
• A resource webpage including training videos.
• A searchable table for Qualified Persons and Qualified Energy Auditors.
• FAQs

For more information and to schedule a consultation, please visit https://smartbuildingscenter.org/resources/clean-buildings-performance-standard/

Thank you to our sponsors!

Registration is open for March 23: Estimating Your Building’s Emissions and Draft Targets for the Proposed Seattle Building Emissions Performance Standards (BEPS) 
Are you new to understanding your building’s greenhouse gas emissions and want to learn some simple steps to understand your building’s climate impact? Join the Office of Sustainability & Environment (OSE) on this beginner-friendly webinar on Zoom to learn how to quickly estimate and track your building’s current greenhouse gas emissions and estimated proposed targets. Learn more and REGISTER HERE. For details on the proposed BEPS policy, visit www.seattle.gov/building-performance-standards or contact [email protected].

Translation services are available upon request. Call (206) 233-7184  or email [email protected].

About the Proposed Policy: Performance standards are a powerful tool to reduce climate pollution and transition toward cleaner, healthier buildings where we live and work. The proposed BEPS policy is projected to reduce emissions from Seattle’s buildings (in total) 27% by 2050. This proposed policy would gradually phase out carbon pollution from existing nonresidential and multifamily buildings over 20,000 sq. ft. through mandatory greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions targets beginning 2027 for the largest nonresidential buildings. Targets would become more stringent over time, to net-zero GHG emissions by 2050. Visit www.seattle.gov/building-performance-standards for more information.