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Pump System Fundamentals (PSF) Course hosted by Seattle City Light & NEEA 8/9

July 17, 2023 By SBC staff

Smart Buildings Center will be hosting Hydraulic Institute/Pump Systems Matter staff from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., on Wednesday, August 9, for a live, instructor-led event, co-sponsored by Seattle City Light and BetterBricks.

The Pump System Fundamentals Live Instructor-Led

Course is a training designed to educate attendees about the fundamentals of pump and system design.

Topics include system hydraulics and calculations, pump and system curves, system components, factors affecting reliability and energy consumption, and control.

Learn more with this informational flyer. Interested in attending? Register here! Don’t miss out on a special 25% discount using the code below.

WA Tier 2 Building Compliance Cost and Cost Savings Survey

June 22, 2023 By SBC staff

The Washington State Department of Commerce and consultant, Energy System Engineers, is conducting a survey to help understand the costs and cost savings on Washington small businesses related to the Washington State Clean Buildings Expansion Law which is only related to buildings between 20,000 and 50,000 square feet and multi-family over 20,000 square feet (Tier 2 buildings). If you or your company own multiple buildings, please fill out the survey once per building.

Tier 2 Building Compliance Costs/Cost Savings Survey (surveymonkey.com)

Join us for Smart Buildings Exchange, August 15-17, 2023!

April 24, 2023 By SBC staff

Join the conversation about the role of smart buildings in the clean energy economy at the free 2023 Smart Buildings Exchange (SBX) to be held virtually and in-person August 15-17, 2023! Interactive conference sessions featuring a mix of panel discussions and case study presentations will explore:

Smart approaches for building electrification & carbon reduction
Grid-interactive efficient buildings
Variable building occupancy
Indoor environmental quality
On-site renewables & EV charging
Building rating systems & certifications
Smart & efficient upgrades, and more!

Register for free today!

Event schedule
Day 1 (virtual): August 15^th 9am-2:30pm Pacific
Day 2 (virtual): August 16^th 9am-3pm Pacific
Day 3 (in-person, Seattle): August 17^th 9am-1pm Pacific

Quick Survey: Smart Buildings Center Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

March 30, 2023 By SBC staff

We need your voice! Please consider taking less than 5 minutes to complete our survey on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. We want to hear from everyone, yes that includes YOU!

The Smart Buildings Center (SBC) is conducting a Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) assessment to analyze SBC program reach, participation, and success rates as a means for establishing baseline metrics and setting goals for improvement. As part of this assessment, we invite you to respond to a short DEI survey. Your participation in this survey is anonymous and all questions are optional. We appreciate you taking time to provide data which will inform our action plan aimed at increasing the reach of SBC programs and initiatives.

We ask that you only submit one survey response, but please feel free to share with your colleagues!

TAKE THE SURVEY

Registration Open for Smart Buildings Exchange, Aug 15-17!

February 14, 2023 By SBC staff

The Smart Buildings Center is excited to announce that registration for Smart Buildings Exchange 2023 is now open! The free, three-day event to be held August 15-17 will include two days of virtual sessions (August 15^th & 16^th), and the third day will be held in person in the Seattle area (details to be announced).

Interactive conference sessions featuring a mix of panel discussions and case study presentations will explore the market opportunity for smart buildings, building electrification and decarbonization efforts, grid-interactive efficient buildings, smart technologies for resilience and security, optimizing buildings for hybrid work environments and more.

Call for Speakers & Content
Do you have a suggestion for a dynamic speaker or topic with demonstrated application of smart technologies in buildings that should be considered for the SBX2023 agenda? If so, please send your ideas to Britton Rife.

Sponsorship Opportunities
For more information about ways your organization or business can participate in the conference, please download our Sponsorship Prospectus or contact Stan Price for customized sponsorship/partnership opportunities.

Register for free today!

SBC Welcomes New Partner: BrainBox AI!

January 31, 2023 By SBC staff

The Smart Buildings Center is excited to welcome BrainBox AI as a new Smart Buildings Center Education Program Partner!

Founded in 2017, BrainBox AI was created to address the dilemma currently facing the built environment, its energy consumption and significant contribution to climate change. As innovators of the global energy transition, BrainBox AI’s game-changing HVAC technology leverages AI to make buildings smarter, greener, and more efficient. Working together with trusted global partners, BrainBox AI supports real estate clients in various sectors, including office buildings, hotels, commercial retail, grocery stores, airports, and more.

Headquartered in Montreal, Canada, a global AI hub, BrainBox AI’s workforce brings with them talent from all sectors with the common thread of being in business to heal our planet. BrainBox AI works in collaboration with research partners including the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the Institute for Data Valorization (IVADO) as well as educational institutions including Montreal’s Institute for Learning Algorithms (MILA) and McGill University. For more information visit: www.brainboxai.com.

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