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Pump Industry Workforce and Education Workshop 10/3: Seattle, WA

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With over 16 million skilled technical jobs available for individuals with associate degrees or similar qualifications, and even more for engineering graduates with practical experience, the demand for skilled professionals is higher than ever.

The Hydraulic Institute University, in collaboration with BetterBricks, invites you to an interactive workshop designed to elevate awareness, develop effective strategies, and foster valuable partnerships. This workshop offers a unique platform to share resources, exchange best practices, and explore industry programs with a focus on energy efficiency, building technologies, pumping, irrigation and other key themes.

Sessions will highlight different needs and different approaches for both educators and employers. Aligning courses and certification to curricula and career paths to ensure that tomorrow’s engineers and skilled technical workers will be practice-ready.

Learn more or register here: Pump Industry Workforce and Education Workshop – Pumps.org

Register Today: Explore the Latest Innovations at the 2024 CalFlexHub Symposium

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In-person Registration open until 9/15!

Registration link (requires signing into Zoom).

The CalFlexHub 2024 Annual Symposium will be held on September 24, 8am-6pm PT in Berkeley, CA. This year’s event explores the latest innovations in policy, research, and products in load flexibility and showcases CalFlexHub’s portfolio of projects featuring keynote speakers from the California Energy Commission, the U.S. Department of Energy, California Public Utilities Commision, utilities, community choice aggregators, industry leaders, plus an opportunity to meet leading innovators on building and EV charging price-response automation technologies.

CalFlexHub is embracing a hybrid event with the option to attend remotely. If you are interested in joining us in person, please register by September 15. 

When registering for in-person attendance:

  • Please take note of and answer the related background questions (such as birth country and citizenship). This important information is used to confirm your access to Berkeley Lab campuses with an official visitor’s pass. Please wait for confirmation of your in-person registration and additional details
  • Visit this site to learn more about “Getting to Berkeley Lab”
  • If any other transportation questions, please see Berkeley Lab’s FAQs

More info and the full agenda can be found at: https://calflexhub.lbl.gov/

 

BuildingEnergy NYC 2024 10/24

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One conference ends and another is on the horizon! Thanks to everyone who joined us this week for SBX 2024! We had an amazing show and an amazing 3-days with all of you, SBX wouldn’t happen without your involvement! As we prepare to share our session recordings and post event celebrations with you all we also want to spread the word about our friends at NESEA who are gearing up for…

NESEA’s BuildingEnergy NYC conference and trade show is a chance to immerse yourself in a full day of networking and intensive learning with your peers from the fields of design, construction, engineering, policy, finance, and beyond. This unique event is designed by and for our community of practitioners, ensuring that the content is useful, relevant, and on the leading edge. Conference sessions feature best practices and lessons learned from real case studies and proven data, as well as showcasing innovative technologies and programs. If you are a building sustainability professional in any stage of your career, please join us on Thursday, October 24, 2024 in New York City!

For more info check out their webpage at: BuildingEnergy NYC 2024 | NESEA

SBX Virtual Opening Plenary Sessions, Aug 27th & 28th

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Join us virtually for the Smart Buildings Exchange (SBX) 2024 Opening Plenary Sessions on Tuesday, August 27th from 8:45 – 10:00 am PT and Wednesday, August 28th from 9:00 – 10:15 am PT. Read on below for the full 3-day SBX schedule, also available here.

On Day 1, Ash Awad (McKinstry) will moderate a discussion on Financing the Decarbonization of the Built Environment between Elizabeth Wolfe (US Department of Energy), Marc Daudon (The Caspian Group), Scott Stogsdill (Ryan LLC), and Molly McCabe (HaydenTanner).

On Day 2, Poppy Storm (2050 Institute) will moderate a discussion on Innovations for an Electrified & Decarbonized Future between Allen Preger (Building Ventures), Celeste Tell (Epicycled), Lucas Toffoli (RMI), and Steve Ruby (McKinstry).

You don’t want to miss these sessions — register now!

Financing the Decarbonization of the Built Environment – Public, Private & Tax Credit Resources
Decarbonizing the built environment requires technical and operational innovation. Beyond that challenge is the financial investment necessary to implement this transformation at scale. This conference plenary will bring leading voices together to explain how public (federal, state, and local) and private financing are being structured to catalyze this transformation.

Innovations for an Electrified & Decarbonized Future – Technology, Construction, Finance & Policy
Success in transforming the built environment from a carbon problem to a carbon solution requires innovation. This is especially true for existing buildings as they are retrofitted and re-purposed for an electrified and decarbonized future. The question is – are we innovating fast enough and at a deployable scale to get where we need to go. This panel will examine the technology innovations that can help lead the transformative process for the built environment.

Register for free today!

SBX Session Highlight: Fault Detection & Diagnostics – Real World Lessons for Field Service

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Join us virtually for the Smart Buildings Exchange (SBX) 2024 Fault Detection & Diagnostics – Real World Lessons for Field Service session on August 28th from 1:00 – 2:15 pm PT.

Recent field research provides valuable insight on the quantity, common occurrence, and persistence of faults detected in Fault Detection & Diagnostics (FDD) systems. These results, published by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), are important for building operators/field service personnel and FDD software developers. This session will feature a lead researcher from LBNL and expert voices from field service and in-house operations staff on how FDD can be best used for operational improvement. Panelists include Jessica Granderson (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory), Seth Ferrara (MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions), Jeremy Richmond (MSIe), and Mike Bigelow, Seattle Children’s Hospital.

You don’t want to miss this session — register now!


View the full agenda & register for free today!

Event schedule
Day 1 (virtual): August 27th 8:45am-2:15pm Pacific
Day 2 (virtual): August 28th 9am-2:15pm Pacific
Day 3 (in-person, Seattle): August 29th 9am-1:30pm Pacific

SBX Session Highlight: ESG Reporting – Losing the Acronym, Improving the Result

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Join us virtually for the Smart Buildings Exchange (SBX) 2024 Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Reporting – Losing the Acronym, Improving the Result session on August 28th from 1:00 – 2:15 pm PT.

The acronym may be falling out of favor, but the importance of gathering and reporting building performance data remains real and important. This expert panel will sidestep the fruitless contentiousness of “ESG” and instead look at real world examples where performance data is collected, and responsibility and accountability lead to observable progress in meeting goals – self-imposed and regulatory. Panelists include Drew Halpern (Denver’s Office of Climate Action), Josie Hart (Denver Botanic Gardens), Jeff Hughes (McKinstry), and Scott Morrissey (Denver International Airport). You don’t want to miss this session — register now!


View the full agenda & register for free today!

Event schedule
Day 1 (virtual): August 27th 8:45am-2:15pm Pacific
Day 2 (virtual): August 28th 9am-2:15pm Pacific
Day 3 (in-person, Seattle): August 29th 9am-1:30pm Pacific

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Seattle, WA 98144

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