Energy Efficiency Innovation Center, Tool Library & Data Visualization
Join NEEC for our Power Hour at the Bullitt Center on March 28 from 5:30pm – 7:00pm. Hosted by the Integrated Design Lab (IDL), our informal after work get together will feature drinks and light refreshments combined with networking opportunities amongst peers and to hear featured guests bringing news and insights affecting the industry.
You’ll also get an opportunity to tour the Bullitt Center and hear from IDL on the building design strategies that help meet the Living Building Challenge.
Join NEEA and ASHRAE’s Puget Sound chapter for an exclusive training on gas HVAC efficiency.
Date: Wednesday, February 7, 2018 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Location: Smart Buildings Center
1200 12th Avenue South Ste 110
Seattle, WA 98144
This event is free for all attendees and includes lunch.
This training will explore the gas-fired condensing rooftop unit (C-RTU) technology and its performance on commercial facilities. Highlighting the energy efficiency benefits associated with C-RTUs, while debunking current myths, this training will present the gas efficiency of the technology and address its positive market potential.
The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Puget Sound Chapter, in collaboration with BetterBricks, will be hosting an in-person training session that will:
• Show how to properly install equipment and manage the condensate, two of the most prominent yet least understood elements associated with the technology
• Cover codes and their interpretations for C-RTU installations
• Provide details on hot topics such as freeze protection, neutralizers and curb adaptors
• Prepare you to talk to customers about C-RTUs with suggested next steps
This technically-focused training will provide engineers, consultants, manufacturers, distributors and installers with market insights into a rapidly emerging HVAC technology and tips on where and how C-RTUs should operate.
Throughout this training, attendees will have the opportunity to learn installation and operation best practices from market experts and realize the full potential of this high-efficiency technology. Lunch will also be provided!
PRESENTERS
• Christine Riegler, Program Manager at Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA)
• Marta Schantz, Manager at Waypoint Building Group
• Tiffany Rourke, President of ASHRAE Puget Sound
CONTACT
Marta Schantz [email protected]
EARN CREDITS
Certificates of Attendance will be available from ASHRAE Puget Sound for all training attendees, including maintenance points for BOC credential renewal.
Join the University of Washington Integrated Design Lab for in-depth educational opportunities focused on the tools and skills required to assess high performance design. Intended for participants who understand high performance concepts, this course provides technical training for practitioners to bring state-of-the-art quantitative analysis into design practice. The course complements the AIA Getting to Zero series, and will provide training using commonly available design tools such as EQuest, DIVA for Rhino, Revit, and custom Excel spreadsheets.
New dates! 1/11, 2/1, 2/22, and 3/15.
For more details, or to register for these events, click HERE.
As part of the evolving effort to grow the programs and opportunities for smart and efficient building operations, NEEC recently encouraged the development of a new non-profit – the Smart Buildings Center Education Program (SBC-EP). The SBC-EP is a 501(c)3 organization with an educational mission to increase awareness and understanding of smart building technologies and practices. The public launch of the organization was held October 26th at the Smart Buildings Center in Pacific Tower on Beacon Hill. The event called, “Empowering Smart Buildings: Improving Productivity and Reducing Operating Costs,” featured a moderated panel of the SBC-EP board. The SBC-EP Board is comprised of business, utility and governmental leaders that span the stakeholders and constituents of smart building practices and technologies. The panel led an engaging discussion of the opportunities for adopting smart building practices and technologies, as well as some of the challenges we face in bringing these ideas to market. Panelists were:
Ash Awad, the Chief Market Officer for McKinstry is also a member of the SBC-EP board, but was unable to attend the event. SBC-EP will co-locate at the Pacific Tower with the Northwest Energy Efficiency Council (NEEC) who will continue to manage the physical space. SBC-EP will focus its efforts at the Pacific Tower and around the region on the development and implementation of informational and educational programs related to smart buildings.
Thursday, November 16
Check in 11:30, Presentation noon – 1:00
Pacific Tower, 1200 12th Ave S Ste 110, Seattle, WA 98144
(206) 538-0832
Register by Tuesday, November 14
SBC subscribers (you!) receive the Electric League member rate of $40, a $10 discount.
Program Topic
Learn how to maintain your lighting system or even eliminate maintenance! Presentation includes lighting fundamentals, principles of lighting maintenance, and improvement strategies.
Who Should Attend
Facility Managers, Electrical Contractors, Project Managers, utility employees.
Speaker Bio
Jeff Anderson is a Senior Lighting Specialist who specializes in lighting retrofit projects in the greater Puget Sound area. He coordinates efforts between customers, trade allies and power producers. He also conducts lighting audits, which detail the benefits and incentives of lighting projects suited to individual sites and help customers make fully informed decisions.
Jeff joined Evergreen Consulting Group in September 2010 following more than a decade of assisting electrical contractors, hospitals, schools and industrial customers with lighting retrofits. Previously, he worked on design build projects for an electrical distributor, where he also led the project quotes department. He has been an account manager for the last 18 of his 27 years of electrical distribution experience. He earned the Lighting Certified Professional designation from the National Council on Qualifications for the Lighting Professions, NCQLP, in 2008.
Registration Details
Join us for the Electric League’s Monthly Luncheon Meeting and Networking Event, Thursday, November 16 at the Smart Buildings Center, 1200 12th Ave South, Suite 110. Check-in and a lunch buffet begin at 11:30 AM. The presentation will run from noon – 1:00 PM.
Advance registration and payment is required, and is being accepted now. Please assist our planning by registering early. League Members: $40; Non-League Members: $50. A late fee applies for registrations received after Tuesday, November 14. Register below or call 425-646-4727.
Parking
There is a parking garage directly west of the Pacific Tower.
