The City of Seattle offers a no-cost program to support building owners and operators to meet the WA
State Clean Buildings Performance Standard. The program includes group training sessions with tailored
support and coaching, and an educational website. OSE encourages owners and operators of buildings
that serve or are in frontline communities* to join this program. Two dozen building owners and
operators have already taken the free training sessions and are on the path to comply! Attend an info
session to learn about the program and the next training session starting in September:
• Tuesday, August 8 at 10am: https://bit.ly/SeattleCleanBuildingsInfo_Aug08
• Tuesday, August 22 at 11am: https://bit.ly/SeattleCleanBuildingsInfo_Aug22
*Frontline communities include black people, Indigenous people, sovereign tribal nations, communities
of color, immigrants, refugees, youths, elders, houseless people, disabled people, LGBTQ+ people,
people with low and no income, and people who work in outdoor occupations. This can include many
types of buildings like non-profits, buildings with BIPOC-owned small businesses, healthcare, museums,
shelters, community centers and more.
SBX 2023 Opening Plenary Sessions
Join us virtually for the Smart Buildings Exchange (SBX) 2023 Opening Plenary Sessions on August 15th from 9:00 – 10:00 am PT and August 16th from 9:00 – 10:30 am PT.
On Day 1, Ash Awad (McKinstry) will moderate a discussion on The Road to Making Buildings Smart, Efficient & Carbon Free between Emeka Anyanwu (Seattle City Light), Lou Cariello (University of Washington), Jon Creyts (RMI), and Sarah King (Kilroy Realty).
On Day 2, Poppy Storm (2050 Institute) will moderate a discussion on Smart Approaches for Building Electrification & Carbon Reduction between Brett Bridgeland (RMI), Alexi Miller (New Buildings Institute), and David Nemtzow (U.S. Department of Energy).
You don’t want to miss these sessions — register now!
Accelerating the Pace of Deployment: The Road to Making Buildings Smart, Efficient & Carbon Free
The current pace of retrofitting commercial and institutional buildings across the United States is on a 300-year timeline. Almost no one believes that is acceptable. If the technology exists – and the Smart Buildings Exchange sessions that follow demonstrate this – and the financing of projects is increasingly accessible with Inflation Reduction Act and carbon market funds starting to flow, then why isn’t our pace of deployment faster? This moderated panel discussion brings together public and private sector senior leaders to describe how they challenged their organizations to move now on projects that made their infrastructure smarter and more efficient with lower carbon emissions. Is organizational leadership from the very top the key to solving the 300-year problem? Get motivated by this session to experience the technology and practice ideas for the three days of SBX 2023.
Smart Approaches for Building Electrification & Carbon Reduction
This session will explore both new construction and retrofit examples of buildings that embraced electrification and eliminated carbon emissions. Deploying smart technologies is not an end but a means – along with a set of strategic design and equipment selection choices – to reduce a building’s carbon footprint and provide a compelling return on investment for the building owner. Whether you are involved in a new building project or trying to find the best path for your existing building, this session will help you thread the needle of smart solutions with a solid business case behind them.
Register for free today!
Lighting Design Labs Presents: Demystifying Heat Pumps 8/24 and 8/31
Demystifying Heat Pumps (2-day event)
Learn the inside scoop on applying and operating heat pumps as we interview Jonathan Moscatello with Daikin and Chris Mckinney from Carrier’s distribution organization. They will answer the tough questions and give guidance on how best to assist customers with a trouble-free heat pump experience.
Demystifying Heat Pumps – Part 1 https://www.lightingdesignlab.com/education/event/demystifying-heat-pumps-part-1
Thu, August 24 | 10am-11am | FREE
Demystifying Heat Pump – Part 2 https://www.lightingdesignlab.com/education/event/demystifying-heat-pumps-part-2
Thu, August 31 | 10am-11am | FREE
Join us for the Smart Buildings Exchange (SBX) In-Person Event!
Planning Your Strategy for Smart & Efficient Upgrades
Thursday, August 17th | 8am-1:30pm Pacific Time
Pacific Tower | Seattle, WA
Please join us in-person in Seattle for the third and final day of Smart Buildings Exchange (SBX) 2023 on Thursday, August 17th! The event is free and includes a buffet-style networking lunch and will feature leaders from Washington State, the City of Seattle, and other industry influencers discussing Washington State’s building performance standards, newly developed City of Seattle building emission standards, innovative financing mechanisms, and tools and resources to help building owners and managers plan, finance, and act to accelerate the pace of change in meeting these state and city requirements.
The agenda for the day is below. Space for the in-person event is limited and registration closes on August 14th, so please register here now if you would like to attend: https://sbx2023_in-person.eventbrite.com/ (Note: this registration is separate from the August 15-16 virtual conference registration)
8:00am – 9:00am Registration & Networking
9:00am – 9:05am Welcome by Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell
9:05am – 10:00am Building & Emission Performance Standards
10:00am – 10:50am Planning for Performance Compliance
10:50am -11:00am Networking Break
11:00am – 12:00pm Project Financing Options & Resources
12:00pm – 12:30pm Taking Action – Case Studies
12:30pm – 1:30pm Complimentary Buffet Lunch
As an incentive for attending the in-person event, we will randomly select a grand prize winner of a $250 gift voucher to the beautiful Suncadia Resort in Cle Elum, WA (can be used at any U.S. Hyatt property). Ten more lucky attendees will win Amazon gift cards. Register now to secure your spot and then attend in-person to be entered into the drawing!
Register now!
Seattle 2030 District Education Event: Green Your Business Program 8/22
The Seattle 2030 District hosts Seattle Public Utilities Green Your Business Program for our 2023 Education series. The Green Your Business Program offers free tools and assistance to help Seattle area businesses conserve resources and prevent pollution.
Come learn about opportunities to reduce waste, prevent water pollution, and save on water use in your buildings. You will also hear from program participants about how the Green Your Business Program has helped them save money.
Register now for August 22nd 12-1PM via Zoom
This is a FREE event!
SBX2023 Session Highlight: Being Smart About Variable Occupancy
Join us virtually for the Smart Buildings Exchange (SBX) 2023 Being Smart About Variable Occupancy session on August 15th from 1:00 – 2:30 pm PT. Tom Marseille (Sazan Group) will moderate the discussion between Craig Engelbrecht (LONG Building Technologies), Zixiao Pan (Butlr), Jay Martin (Overcast Innovations), and Cindy Zhu (Prescriptive Data). You don’t want to miss this session — register now!
Session description
Whether you are in Seattle, Austin, Boston, or Philadelphia the hybrid work environment is the new normal. While building occupancy rates vary by location – and certainly by day of the week – the challenge of efficiently lighting. heating, cooling, and ventilating space is increasingly complicated. Should a building with 45% occupancy consume the same resources as one that previously had an 80% occupancy rate? Should this rekindle the concept of EUI per occupant versus EUI per SF as a metric? This session will explore the complexities of variable occupancy rates and how smart technology and practices can help building owners and operators manage resources and consistently meet health and comfort standards of their occupants.
Register for free today!
