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National Clean Energy Workforce Alliance Convenings

January 21, 2022 By SBC staff

The National Clean Energy Workforce Alliance is a cross-sector effort to improve clean energy education, training, and job placement outcomes—and ensure that expanding clean energy job opportunities are inclusive of diverse candidates and underserved communities. The Alliance virtually convenes employers, training providers, community-based recruitment and support organizations, and energy justice organizations to identify and share resources and information and focus on concrete solutions to shared workforce challenges.

The National Clean Energy Workforce Alliance is co-convened by the Interstate Renewable Energy Council and the National Council for Workforce Education with support from Bank of America.

Upcoming Alliance Events and Registration
Sign up to join us on January 31, 2022 at 2 p.m. ET! All Alliance members are welcome, but our January meeting will specifically focus on the employer experience and needs.

Coming Soon! On March 3, 2022 at 2 p.m. ET, clean energy training providers are invited to join us to gain access to best practices and training provider resources and define curricular and other needs to build the next generation of workers.

And then in April: Community-based energy justice and other organizations supporting workers and learners are invited to inform the Alliance’s work to develop a robust and diverse workforce in communities across the nation.

Filed Under: Education & Training, Resources

Webinar: Meeting Water & Energy-Saving Goals in King County

January 4, 2022 By SBC staff

Sustainable Energy Solutions & Innovative Financing Options

January 25, 2022
10:00 – 11:00 AM PT
REGISTER

The Northwest Energy Efficiency Council and Smart Buildings Center invite King County building owners, managers, financers, and decision makers to attend and hear from King County, Seattle Public Utilities, and Seattle City Light representatives about sustainable energy solutions and innovative financing options to help you meet your water and energy-saving goals.

Webinar speakers and topics will include:

Morgan Torres, Executive Climate and Energy Program Manager – Office of the King County Executive
King County will share its new innovative financing program, C-PACER, explaining how it can be used to invest in efficiency and resiliency measures to make buildings safer, more efficient, and less expensive to operate.

Natasha Bailey, Commercial Water Conservation Program Manager – Saving Water Partnership
The Saving Water Partnership is an organization comprised of 19 water utilities in King and Snohomish counties. We offer tips, tools, and rebates to help people preserve our region’s water for future generations.

Erika Kinno, Resource Recovery Research & Policy Project Manager – King County Wastewater Treatment Division
King County makes its sewer pipes available to private commercial property owners to use as a heat energy source for buildings. Sewer heat recovery can help lower energy costs, save water, and boost renewable energy use. The C-PACER program and Saving Water Partnership rebates are great opportunities that could support the use of this technology.

Register to join us on January 25th!

Filed Under: Education & Training, Resources, Webinars

Seattle City Light WA Clean Buildings Bill Survey

December 21, 2021 By SBC staff

Seattle City Light Needs Your Input on Washington Clean Buildings!

Own or manage a commercial building 50,000 sq. ft or larger? Please take a quick, anonymous survey to help us understand your readiness to comply with the Washington State Clean Buildings Act and what kind of programs or resources you think the City of Seattle should offer to help with compliance. More information on the Washington Clean Buildings Performance Standard is below.

WA Clean Buildings Performance Standard—The Washington State Department of Commerce is in the process of implementing the new Clean Building Performance Standard law, which applies to commercial buildings 50,000 SF or larger. The State has sent notification letters to building owners that likely need to comply. Administrative rules and compliance information can be found on the state’s Clean Building Portal webpage.

Filed Under: Resources

Information Session on PSE’s Four Commissioning Programs

November 4, 2021 By SBC staff

Please join PSE on November 18th at 12 noon as PSE and Resource Innovations (previously Nexant), PSE’s third-party outreach team, host a 60-minute refresher of PSE’s Four Commissioning Programs. Receive program updates on Existing Building Commissioning (EBCx), Monitoring-Based Commissioning (MBCx), Building Tune-Up and Post-Occupancy Commissioning.

Topics Include:

  • Overview of the challenges we are hearing from CxPs
  • Discussion of:
    • PSE pre-application customer support
    • RI guidance on the appropriate track or PSE program for the customer
    • RI application and deliverable support
    • Program Flyers
    • Clean Buildings Standard (HB1257) timeline from customer’s perspective
    • Suggestions?
  • Review of PSE’s Service Provider requirements to participate
  • Q&A

PSE and Resource Innovations look forward to working with you and your customers in these exciting commissioning programs.

Register Here

Filed Under: Resources, Webinars

Get Paid to Comply with Seattle Tune-Ups Requirement

November 4, 2021 By SBC staff

Via Seattle City Light’s Monitoring-Based Commissioning Incentive Program

A great way to satisfy the Building Tune-Ups requirements is to comply via the Ongoing Commissioning (OCx) Alternative Compliance pathway. Seattle City Light recently launched their Monitoring-Based Commissioning (MBCx) incentive program for eligible buildings. Clients that complete the MBCx program for their buildings can receive up to $4,000 for the assessment and $0.25 per square feet of conditioned space for the Cx phase while complying with the Building Tune-Ups ordinance. Learn more at the link below.

Monitoring Based Commissioning Incentive Overview

Filed Under: Resources

Case Study – O’Brien360, LEEDĀ® v4.1 O+M

September 23, 2021 By SBC staff

Our latest case study features a LEED Certification project for Kitsap Community Resources’ Child Development Center in Bremerton, WA. O’Brien360 managed the LEED Certification process and utilized an airflow capture hood from the Smart Buildings Center Tool Lending Library to measure ventilation flow rates within the building. Download the case study to learn more about the project, improvements made, and lessons learned.

Filed Under: Resources, SBC News, Tool Library

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