Lighting Design Lab has partnered with Smart Buildings Center to offer a new webinar. Check out the description below or click here to see the full details or register today!

Building technologies are evolving, codes are getting tighter, customer values include more than just the bottom line, and the workforce needs to catch up–and stay caught up. The Lab has great education and resources for you, but no one entity can do it all. Luckily, Building Potential’s Smart Buildings Center, UW’s Integrated Design Lab, and BPA’s Comfort Ready Home offer unique education and services that complement what the Lab delivers. We’re excited to have them come share how they can help meet your needs.

Seattle’s Smart Buildings Center is home to a huge tool lending library of diagnostic and monitoring tools, educational programming, and rentable room space for trainings and meetings. Melissa will present details about the Smart Buildings Center’s mission and more on their offerings, including the Building Operator Certification program and the helpdesks available for WA Clean Buildings and Seattle Benchmarking compliance.

The Integrated Design Lab, part of the Center for Integrated Design within the Department of Architecture in the College of Built Environments at UW, provides regional design teams access to the best building-performance knowledge available, project-by-project support, and education and training on how to design, construct and operate the healthiest, most productive and energy efficient buildings in North America. Chris Meek will share details about how they deliver this mission and highlight a new partnership with Pacific Northwest Building Training and Assessment Center.

Bonneville Power Administration’s Comfort Ready Home Program links residential contractors and utility program staff with education (including hands-on opportunities), marketing toolkits, customized support, and a ton of readily available resources in English and Spanish. Cyrus Collins, Program Manager Comfort Ready Home, will provide an overview of the program, how it can benefit both new and experienced workforce, and how to access marketing materials and in-person support.

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Seattle City Light is partnering with Puget Sound Energy (PSE) and the City of Seattle’s Office of Sustainability and Environment (OSE) to offer two different no-cost group training and technical support programs starting in March:

1. PSE Clean Buildings Accelerator: For commercial and multifamily buildings over 20,000 sq. ft. outside Seattle city limits preparing for the Washington Clean Buildings Performance Standard (WA CBPS), register for an upcoming PSE Clean Buildings Accelerator Information Sessions.
2. Seattle Clean Buildings Accelerator: For commercial and multifamily buildings over 20,000 sq. ft. in Seattle preparing for both Seattle Building Emissions Performance Standard (Seattle BEPS) and WA CBPS, register for an upcoming Seattle Clean Buildings Accelerator Information Sessions.

These programs provide tools, guidance, and technical support to help buildings improve energy efficiency and prepare for compliance with these standards.

Questions? Email: [email protected]

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.

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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.