THE BUSINESS OF BUILDINGS: INVESTIGATE, DISCOVER, PREDICT
JUNE 19, 2019

Time: 7:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Location: Lynnwood Convention Center
3711 196th Street SW
Lynnwood WA, 98036

Treat yourself to a day of networking and education with your peers! The IFMA Greater Seattle Education Symposium is our chapter’s flagship education event featuring a full day of continuing education sessions on important trends and practices in facility management.

Gifford Pinchot III
This year’s keynote speaker is Gifford Pinchot III, Founder and President Emeritus of “The Bainbridge Graduate Institute”​ which offered the first MBA in Sustainable Business – (Now merged with Presidio Graduate School), who will speak on his theory of “intrapreneurship”

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Hosted by the IFMA Seattle Chapter and the Smart Buildings Center, attendees will tour one of the newer buildings on the Microsoft campus during which they will share how Microsoft designs and manages its campus and employee work space (we’ll also see the Tree Houses). Microsoft will share their plans for an extensive campus modernization which will be the most Sustainable, Connected, Accessible and Secure. Microsoft will discuss space utilization in general, the design of their Team Based Space work space. They will review the use of technology on campus that enhance the employee experience like Surface Hubs, and lobby experience. The tour will be an interactive discussion taking place on the Redmond campus.

Space is limited so register now (IFMA member – $40, Non Member – $50).  Questions?  Contact [email protected].

Agenda: 
4:00 – 4:30 pm – Registration
4:30 – 5:30 pm – Tour
5:30 – 6:30 pm – Networking and Appetizers/Drinks

 

Join McKinstry and Lean Construction on January 16th to hear an expert panel discuss technology enabled operation of buildings. Topics will include leveraging the Building Information Model after building occupancy, how augmented reality can enhance operations, real-time analytics of building systems, and how IoT will impact buildings and our future.

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Speakers:B. Rimes Mortimer – Microsoft- Rimes Mortimer is the General Manager, Applied Innovation team within Microsoft Digital – a newly formed Microsoft organization designed to help customers define and implement their digital transformations. In his role, Mortimer leads a global team specifically focused on creating highly innovative solutions with customers and partners using emerging technologies, like IoT, Blockchain, Machine learning, AI, and Mixed Reality (Hololens) to accelerate new growth areas of opportunity for Microsoft.

Mark King – Autodesk – It’s no secret every construction project is buried in thousands of documents and managing that information is difficult. Come learn how a fresh approach combined with new innovation is helping builders overcome this industry-wide pain so they can perform better, with fewer resources. Brian will take a pragmatic approach to exploring the innovation wave hitting the Construction Industry including sharing tips on sifting through new innovation and best practices for deploying new technology.

John SanGiovanni – John SanGiovanni has more than two decades of experience as an entrepreneur and inventor. John has authored more than 20 patents in the areas of augmented reality, wearable hardware systems, and UI, many of which have subsequently been licensed or purchased by Apple, Microsoft, and others. John will provide an overview of how Virtual and Augmented Reality will transform Facilities/Owner Training in new and impactful ways.

Hendrik Van Hemert – McKinstry – Hendrik Van Hemert oversees PNW technical service offerings for McKinstry. These offerings include active energy management, powerED, M&V. and Issue Management. Hendrik will share how the explosion of data in the operations of the built environment is setting the stage for a digital market transformation. He will outline barriers to faster adoption of technology in facility operations and explain how a dearth of foundational knowledge has limited the impact and scale of smart buildings to date.

Doug Moore – McKinstry – Moderator – Doug Moore is president of McKinstry and will moderate the panel conversation. In his work, Doug is highly engaged in the significant disruption underway that is industrializing the design, delivery and operation of buildings.

For more information and to register, click here.

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Introduction to Daylighting Design (Level 100) – $30

An introduction to daylighting basics, and simple rules of thumb to maximize available visible daylight within the built environment while minimizing potential solar heat gain.

• January 29, 1-3pm: Everett
• January 28, 10-noon: Tacoma*
• January 30, 3-5pm: Seattle

Promoting Energy Efficiency (Level 100) – $30

Explore tools and techniques for promoting energy efficient design, quality, and tenant comfort.

• January 29, 3-5pm: Everett
• January 28, 1-3: Tacoma*
• January 30, 1-3pm: Seattle

Effective Office Lighting (Level 200) – $30

This class will take the fundamental design principles, and help you apply the new tools to achieve a successful office design.

• February 27, 10-noon: Seattle
• March 6, 10-noon: Everett

Advanced Lighting Controls (Level 300) – $120

This 2-day class is an interactive, hands-on workshop. Space is limited to 24 participants.

• February 21-22, 8am-4pm: Seattle

Lighting for Schools K-12 Workshop (Level 300) – $60

This 4-hour, hands-on workshop will focus in on learning environments and current research regarding daylighting and lighting controls in the school environment.

• April 11, 1-5pm: Seattle

Professional CEUs available for all classes.

*Lunch will be provided for students participating in both Fundamentals classes on January 28^th in Tacoma. Space is limited to 20 participants.

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