2025 Smart Buildings Exchange Recap

Smart Buildings Center

Energy Efficiency Innovation Center, Tool Library & Data Visualization

Why Smart Buildings Event – June 18th

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Only a couple weeks left to register for the next Why Smart Buildings conference on June 18th at the Pacific Tower!

Attendees will learn how smart technologies and practices improve building performance, increase tenant and occupant productivity, enhance security, and provide sustained operational cost savings. Hear about real world examples of smart technology applications and practices from building professionals in the industry. Conference sessions will focus on IoT (Internet of Things) for building performance, what tools are being used to increase building performance, and what the industry is doing with these advances in technology.  Questions?  contact [email protected].

Click HERE to register.

LIGHTFAIR International Post-game with the lab!

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LIGHTFAIR International Post-game with the lab

June 13, 11am PST

Live from the Smart Buildings Center

Open to utilities and industry partners alike

LIGHTFAIR® International is the industry event where everyone–from huge conglomerates to small tech-firm startups–come to display innovative new ideas that are changing how we illuminate and connect to the world around us.

Following LIGHTFAIR® 2019, the Lighting Design Lab and Smart Buildings Center are partnering to bring you post-conference analysis and information exchange! Bring us your questions and be ready to share your own experiences. Favorite new products? Most exciting trends? Let’s “nerd out”!

The Lab’s focus at LIGHTFAIR® includes networked and luminaire level lighting controls; tunable lighting and power over ethernet; non-energy benefits that connect utilities and their customers; and other hot topics like horticultural lighting, lighting and health, and identifying market barriers/education needs.

Brought to you through a partnership with the Smart Buildings Center

REGISTER HERE.

Why Smart Buildings? Leveraging Smart Technology for Building Performance

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Join the Smart Buildings Center and the Building Commissioning Association for a one-day conference on June 18th, 2019 at the Pacific Tower in Seattle, WA.

Attendees will learn how smart technologies and practices improve building performance, increase tenant and occupant productivity, enhance security, and provide sustained operational cost savings. Hear about real world examples of smart technology applications and practices from building professionals in the industry. Conference sessions will focus on IoT (Internet of Things) for building performance, what tools are being used to increase building performance, and what the industry is doing with these advances in technology.

Click HERE to register.

Upcoming Technical Webinar: Energy Management Information Systems – May 15

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Commercial buildings are full of hidden energy savings potential that can be uncovered with the right analysis.  Utilizing a utility bill analysis to energy management information system with fault detection and diagnostics capabilities, this webinar will provide building operators a deeper and faster insight on how to unlock energy efficiency opportunities and how to communicate the energy savings and maintenance costs over time.

Speaker: Brian Hanson, MacDonald Miller, BPG Project Development Manager

For details and registration, click HERE.

The ‘Why Smart?’ Series Continues!

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We are thrilled to continue the Why Smart? Executive Forum series in 2019!  This year we are excited to partner with the Building Commissioning Association Northwest to bring you the next event on June 18th, 2019.  This event, titled “Why Smart? Leveraging Smart Technology for Building Performance”, will continue the discussion around unlocking the data in our buildings and using that data to make informed decisions that lead to improved building performance.  Hear from the industry about how they are using smart technologies to unlock data and drive improvement.

 

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Or contact [email protected] for questions

Microsoft Site Tour: Recap

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On March 14th, the Smart Buildings Center and the International Facilities Management Association (IFMA) Seattle Chapter co-hosted a tour of one of Microsoft’s newer buildings in the Redmond campus, with a focus on creating a workplace environment that cultivates collaboration, creativity, and thoughtfully designed spaces that enhance employee experience and productivity.  In addition, attendees were able to tour the Tree Houses, a set of amazing outdoor meeting and conference rooms, where one can be with nature while at work.

We want to thank IFMA, Microsoft and CBRE for putting together an educational and insightful event.  Check out the photo’s below and stay tuned for more upcoming tours this year!

An atrium allows for more visibility to the various floors in the building and features interesting art and architecture
Many Microsoft buildings feature a self-checkout snack bar with customized snacks based on preferences
Comfy Zone technology allows for users in the space to access an app to choose their comfort level
There are numerous areas around the campus that provide opportunities for collaboration and conversation that might not otherwise take place
Three tree houses outside of the building offer opportunities for Microsoft employees to take a break or get inspired by the outdoors

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Smart Buildings Center
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1200 12th Ave. S., Suite 110
Seattle, WA 98144

206-538-0832

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