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Tuesday 3/11 – Free Training! Commercial: ASHRAE Guideline 36

February 10, 2025 By SBC staff

Virtual training with Stephen Turner

This course provides an overview of the newly adopted core codes, using a common HVAC system example to demonstrate the practical application of ASHRAE Guideline 36. Using real life examples, learn how ASHRAE Guideline 36 supports health through improved air quality and comfort, safety with reliable ventilation controls, and welfare by enhancing energy efficiency and sustainability. It focuses on achieving code compliance and meeting current ASHRAE standards.

WA Dept of Commerce: Qualified Contractor Network Webinar 1/14

December 11, 2024 By SBC staff

Dept of Commerce is inviting YOU to their Qualified Contractor Network Webinar on 1/14 from 12:30 – 1:30PM. Details follow:

Are you a contractor interested in residential projects? The Department of Commerce’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Home Energy Rebate Programs have $165 million to help homeowners improve their homes with weatherization and high-efficiency appliances — and we’re seeking skilled contractors to make it happen!

Join us for a webinar on January 14, 2025,12:30-1:30 p.m., to learn how the program works and how to join the QCN. You’ll learn how residents will locate QCN contractors in their area, financial incentives available for contractors, and how contractors get paid.

Register Now

The Qualified Contractor Network (QCN) will become a statewide list of residential contractors qualified to work on IRA home energy rebate projects. Contractors must be members of the QCN to work on these projects. We are seeking:

Electricians
Plumbers
HVAC/heat pump technicians
Home insulators and air sealers
Home energy auditors

Register on Zoom and include questions for the Commerce team to answer during the webinar. The webinar recording and presentation will be provided to registrants afterward.

Free, Online Demand Flexibility Learning with AESP & The U.S.D.O.E.

November 8, 2024 By SBC staff

AESP's and DOE's FLEX Program

Brought to you by AESP and the U.S. Department of Energy, Demand flexibility is the heartbeat of our future grid. It is the coordinated manipulation of energy consumption and production across grid devices on a massive scale while maintaining livability and comfort standards. AESP is now offering free, online courses that are convenient, and designed for tomorrow’s energy efficiency leaders.

Elevate your expertise with FLEX’s accredited online courses! Dive into demand flexibility, exploring water heaters, lighting, HVAC systems, and cutting-edge distributed energy resources (DERs) like solar, battery storage, and EVSE. Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, FLEX FLEX’s 3-course series offers flexible learning modules, and equips tomorrow’s workforce with skills for grid-interactive energy technologies. Whether designing customer offerings or engaging with these resources as grid assets, FLEX is your gateway to mastering the future of energy. Ideal for Energy Efficiency and DER Professionals, Electric Utilities Staff, and more. Seize the opportunity to maximize the value of flexible loads as both a grid asset and a customer asset. Enroll now for a brighter, sustainable future!

FLEX PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Demand flexibility is the heartbeat of our future grid. It is the coordinated manipulation of energy consumption and production across grid devices on a massive scale while maintaining livability and comfort standards.

Through demand flexibility, we can move energy production and demand into greater alignment, which reduces the need for costly infrastructure investments in transmission and central generation. It makes the most of existing resources, saves the grid money, and saves the consumer money.

In this guide, we will outline best practices to promote the FLEX program.

You can find this training and more on our webpage: smartbuildingscenter.org/education-training/remote-learning-library

Free Webinars! Polychlorinated Biphenyls Awareness & Education

October 30, 2024 By SBC staff

Join us on November 19th, 2024 at 2:00PM to learn about PCBs (Polychlorinated Biphenyls) in buildings and their safe removal. Hosted by the Seattle and Bellevue 2030 Districts, and supported by the WA State Department of Ecology, the EPA, and in partnership with Pacific Rim Environmental, this comprehensive workshop will cover the dangers and risks of PCBs, their impact on health and the environment, and best practices for identifying, handling, and disposing of PCB-containing materials.

In collaboration with experts in environmental health and safety, the event will include informative presentations and Q&A sessions. Attendees will gain valuable knowledge on regulatory requirements, safe removal techniques, and resources for managing PCB contamination effectively.

Whether you’re a contractor, property manager, environmental professional, or simply interested in learning more about PCBs, this event provides the tools and information you need to contribute to a safer, healthier environment. Register now to secure your spot!

Webinar #1 – Virtual
When: November 19th at 2pm|
Registration

Webinar #2 – In-Person
When: December 4th at 2pm
Where: Smart Building Center
Registration

AESP Academy: 10/8 Learn the Role of AI in Energy in an Online, Live Training

September 20, 2024 By SBC staff

Our friends at AESP have a new course starting soon that will address the rising importance of AI in the energy sector titled “As the Energy Sector Evolves – AI Strategies, Challenges, and Concerns” see below for a bit about the course, or click here for the registration page!

We are excited to invite you to an engaging online training course all about AI!

Can our current electrical infrastructure meet the rising demand?
What are the risks associated with integrating renewable energy sources like solar and wind?
How can AI optimize the management of distributed energy resources (DER)?
What are the environmental implications of electrification and increased use of electric vehicles?

Don’t miss this opportunity to stay ahead in the evolving energy sector, led by instructor Robert Knoedler, Principal-in-Charge for Cx and Energy-related Services at Hanson Professional Services Inc.

Smart Buildings Exchange 2024 Session Recordings Available!

September 10, 2024 By SBC staff

Last month the fourth annual Smart Buildings Exchange (SBX) delivered a value-packed three days of conversations focused on the market opportunity for smart buildings and solutions to some of the challenges currently facing the commercial, corporate, and institutional real estate industries.

The conference kicked off with a virtual Opening Plenary featuring industry leaders discussing the public, private and tax credit resources that will catalyze the decarbonization of the built environment. Following the Opening Plenary were virtual sessions on Grid-Interactive Efficient Buildings as a Utility Resource, Indoor Environmental Quality – Field Results Inform Operational Practices, Planning & Implementing Campus-Scale Decarbonization, and Making Buildings Smarter – Live Demonstration.

The second day of the conference began with a virtual Plenary Session on Innovations for an Electrified & Decarbonized Future which examined where we are with the pace of innovation – technology, construction, finance, and policy – and what more we need to do to go further faster. The day continued with virtual sessions on Building Owner/Manager Guide to Grid-Interactive Efficient Buildings, Choosing the Smart Buildings Platform Right for You, Fault Detection & Diagnostics – Real World Lessons for Field Service, and Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Reporting – Losing the Acronym, Improving the Result.

The third and final day of the conference was held in-person in Seattle and featured opening remarks from Dawn Lindell, General Manager and CEO of Seattle City Light, followed by panel discussions with leaders from Washington State, Oregon, Colorado, the U.S. Department of Energy, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory on how different jurisdictions are structuring building performance standards, and how existing building commissioning can offer an initial path to standard compliance.

All of the virtual SBX session recordings are now available on the Smart Buildings Center YouTube Channel so you can watch any you missed and rewatch any you enjoyed. The recording for the in-person day will be available in the coming days.

Thank you to all sponsors, planning committee members, speakers, and attendees who helped make the event a success!

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