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Estimating Your Building’s Emissions and Draft Targets for Proposed Seattle BEPS, Thursday Mar 23 12-1

March 14, 2023 By SBC staff

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.

Filed Under: Webinars

2023 Built Environment Workforce Survey

February 23, 2023 By SBC staff

The National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) and multiple membership organizations and associations are collaborating on an important survey to better understand the experiences and demographics of people working in the built environment in the U.S.

This survey is intended for anyone involved in real estate, design, construction, and/or maintenance of the U.S. built environment—that is, human-made structures, features, and facilities viewed collectively as an environment in which people live, work, learn, and play.

The survey should take about 8 minutes. As a thank you for completing the survey, you will have an opportunity to enter a drawing for a chance to win one of four $150 gift cards, which will be delivered by email.

Take the survey now

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Demo the Fluke ii910 Precision Acoustic Imager!

February 15, 2023 By SBC staff

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The Smart Buildings Center Tool Lending Library is excited to announce the latest addition to our tool inventory, the Fluke ii910 Precision Acoustic Imager, which can quickly pinpoint and measure leaks in compressed air, gas, steam, and vacuum systems, even in noisy environments. These types of leaks can be a huge waste of energy, and detecting them has traditionally been a tedious and time-consuming process… until now.

Adam Sheffield, Fluke’s Territory Sales Manager for Northern Washington, will join us at the Smart Buildings Center to share pro tips to help get the best results with this instrument. We’ll also have several units available for hands-on learning.

Participation in this event will qualify as 1.5 BOC credential maintenance points.

Thursday, March 9, 2:30-4pm

Smart Buildings Center

1200 12th Ave. S., Suite 110

Seattle, WA 98144

Register now for this FREE event!

Filed Under: Featured Event, Resources, Tool Library

Registration Open for Smart Buildings Exchange, Aug 15-17!

February 14, 2023 By SBC staff

The Smart Buildings Center is excited to announce that registration for Smart Buildings Exchange 2023 is now open! The free, three-day event to be held August 15-17 will include two days of virtual sessions (August 15th & 16th), and the third day will be held in person in the Seattle area (details to be announced).

Interactive conference sessions featuring a mix of panel discussions and case study presentations will explore the market opportunity for smart buildings, building electrification and decarbonization efforts, grid-interactive efficient buildings, smart technologies for resilience and security, optimizing buildings for hybrid work environments and more.

Call for Speakers & Content
Do you have a suggestion for a dynamic speaker or topic with demonstrated application of smart technologies in buildings that should be considered for the SBX2023 agenda? If so, please send your ideas to Britton Rife.

Sponsorship Opportunities
For more information about ways your organization or business can participate in the conference, please download our Sponsorship Prospectus or contact Stan Price for customized sponsorship/partnership opportunities.

Register for free today!

Filed Under: Education & Training, Featured Event, SBC News, SBX

Washington CBPS Early Adopter Incentive Program Live Q&A, Feb 22nd

February 14, 2023 By SBC staff

Need help applying for the Washington State Clean Buildings Performance Standard (CBPS) Early Adopter Incentives? Commerce can help! Funding is still available for the Early Adopter Incentive Program.

The program offers payments to eligible building owners to encourage compliance with the CBPS before the required date. Incentive payments are calculated at $.85 per gross square foot.

Live Q&A session – Wednesday, February 22nd | 11 am PST
Commerce is hosting a live question and answer session on February 22nd from 11 am – noon. The Clean Buildings Team and Energy Star Portfolio Manager staff will be available to answer questions about the application process and how to benchmark your building.

Register for the Q&A session

Learn more on the Clean Buildings webpage

Filed Under: Education & Training, Resources, Webinars

Job Opportunities: City of Bellevue Community Development Department

February 14, 2023 By SBC staff

The City of Bellevue is hiring for five new sustainability positions! This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing sustainability team and help shape the future of Bellevue’s climate and sustainability work. The team is part of the city’s Community Development Department, which has a great group of passionate staff working on long-range planning, neighborhood engagement, arts, economic development, and sustainability. The Bellevue City Council has recently increased the budget for the Environmental Stewardship Initiative, Bellevue’s sustainability program, to help accelerate the implementation of the Sustainable Bellevue Plan through an expanded team and new initiatives.

The City is hiring for the following positions and applications are due February 27th:

  • Energy Smart Eastside Program Manager
  • Climate and Energy Program Manager
  • Sustainability Program Manager
  • Climate and Electric Mobility Coordinator
  • Sustainability Program Coordinator

Filed Under: Jobs

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