Our friends at the Office of Sustainability and Environment (OSE) wanted us to share this exciting announcement, read on to find out how your voice can play an important role in the creation of a new program for Seattle based building owners!

Greetings and Happy New Year!

The Office of Sustainability and Environment (OSE) will be distributing $4.5 million to help building owners meet the Seattle Building Emissions Performance Standard (BEPS), which Mayor Harrell signed into law in December 2023.  This funding was included in the 2024 budget as part of the City’s commitment to its Green New Deal. It is prioritized for capital improvements and/or engineering support to implement emissions-reduction upgrades in buildings that serve frontline communities.¹

OSE is currently designing a program to distribute the funds and as part of the design process, we are seeking input on elements such as applicant eligibility or scoring criteria, award sizes and distribution, and other topics. One way we’re gathering that input is through a brief survey we’re distributing to building owners, energy service providers, community organizations, affordable housing advocates, and others. Please complete the 14-question survey linked below to guide us as we build this important program, slated for launch in the first half of 2024. It should take only about 15 minutes.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/V8HXQ66

The survey will close on January 31, 2024, so please don’t wait to share your thoughts. Thank you in advance for taking the time to provide us with your valuable insights.

Are you an owner, facility manager, property manager or lessee of a commercial building sized 50,000 square feet or greater? Perhaps you are a contractor with commercial customers?

Buildings of this size and greater likely need to comply with the State of Washington’s Clean Buildings Performance Standard (Law), soon!

But what does compliance mean? PSE has created a no-cost Accelerator program to unpack the complex law, meet customers where they’re at with energy use, and teach them how to comply and go beyond through a hands-on virtual training using one’s own building(s). We’ll also help you leverage additional PSE energy-management and incentive programs. Watch this three-minute video to learn more.

Visit www.pse.com/cleanbuildings to find vital Clean Buildings information or to sign up for upcoming virtual orientations and cohort trainings starting in January of 2024. To speak with a representative or ask a question, write to us at [email protected].

King County is preparing to launch one of the largest RFPs in Washington State and is looking for your feedback on how it’s created! In 10 minutes, you can make a difference in how the County’s Harborview Bond Program crafts its design and construction RFP that will impact how health care is provided across a five-state region.

Take the survey today at HarborviewBondProgram.com/Survey.

Questions?

If you have questions about the survey, please contact Melvin Givens at the Harborview Bond Program:

• Email: [email protected]
• Phone: 206-305-8070

Interested in registering as a King County supplier to bid or propose on upcoming projects?

• Join us at the upcoming King County Supplier Registration Workshop on January 10th from 10 AM to noon at the Tabor 100 HUB in Tukwila, WA.  See the email attachment for more details.

Click here to see the flyer!