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SBX ‘26

SBX Registration is OPEN – Smart Buildings Exchange Nov 9-10 2026 register today and use this link to direct your colleagues to the registration site.

We’re excited to announce our agenda for this year’s 2-day show. You can find all the details on our agenda page at the official website here.

You also won’t want to miss out on SBX+, our year-round SBX webinar series that brings the exchange to your device with topics that dive into real world applications of technologies and solutions. All webinar recordings are available now with the final webinar taking place later this week on the 16th. Get all the details or register here: SBX Plus Virtual Series

Building Operator Certification – Fall & Winter Courses

Registration is now open for our Fall & Winter BOC courses. Building Operator CertificationÂŽ (BOC) is the leading training and credentialing program for Operations & Maintenance and energy management professionals looking to make their buildings more comfortable, efficient and environmentally friendly, all while reducing energy bill costs. Find training here. Or watch an our informational webcast to see what BOC training can do for you (and your building)! Come with questions, leave with answers. Watch On Demand Here.

Behind the Benchmarking Help Desk

Are you familiar with the help desk? Every year, Seattle building owners and property managers turn to one place when they have questions about energy benchmarking: the Smart Buildings Center’s Benchmarking Help Desk. Behind that resource are two Building Potential staff members, Jessica Cherry and Shino Severson, who provide the technical assistance that keeps building owners on track with the City of Seattle’s Energy Benchmarking ordinance.

Meet the team that’s helping you Benchmark your buildings with our meet the staff post here.

Operator of the Year 2026

Each year, BOC requests nominations for people working to improve the energy efficiency of their work environment using skills they learned in the BOC program. We received many impressive 2026 nominations detailing how methods learned in BOC classes are helping people make improvements in their work environments, but this year Michael’s work stood out among the other candidates.

Meet our Operator of the Year, Michael Durham, and hear more about his story and the work he’s put in to meet his buildings energy efficiency needs in this post from the Smart Buildings Center. And remember, we’ll be looking for nominees for 2027 before long!

Tool Lending Library

The TLL continues to offer a wide array of tools to service professionals in Washington and Oregon. You can always find an updated list of tools here along with instructions on how to request a tool and videos and guides for tool use and care.

A New Event Calendar and Call for Shared Content

We are always looking for new posts, listings, news and content to share on our blogs and newsletters. Please reach out to us using this form with any content you would like to see shared on TheBOC.info, SmartBuildingsCenter.org, or BuildingPotential.org. We’d love to hear from you and help get the word out!

SBX 2026 Prize Drawings & 9/12 Early-Bird Registration Deadline

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This year, when you attend SBX 2026 on November 9th & 1oth you will be entered into a prize drawing for two great prizes: a $500 airline travel voucher and a $250 Hyatt travel voucher! All you need to do is check in at the registration table and be present when the drawings happen each day during the networking happy hours.

SBX features a great line up of inspiring speakers and engaging sessions(opens in new tab), and by just showing up you have a great chance at winning these prizes.

Early-bird registration ends on September 12th – register today and save!(opens in new tab)

(opens in new tab)Discounts are available for SBX sponsors, Building Potential members, and BOC students and grads. Please reach out to Britton Rife(opens in new tab) if you need a discount code.

SBX Day 2 Highlights | 9/12 Early-Bird Registration Deadline

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We’ve almost finalized the agenda for Smart Buildings Exchange (SBX) 2026 and wanted to share some highlights for Day 2!

We’re excited to have Perry England (MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions) provide the SBX Day 2 Welcome Remarks followed by an Opening Keynote on “Accelerating Performance at the Speed of Innovation” by Megan Owen (McKinstry). Joseph Aamidor (Aamidor Consulting) will deliver the Lunch Keynote on “Smart Buildings in a Chaotic World” and Poppy Storm (2050 Institute) will deliver a forward-looking Closing Keynote on “What Will It Take to Reach Scale?”

Also on SBX Day 2, Nicole DeNamur (Climate Aligned Law) will moderate a debate between Larry Eisenberg (Ovus Partners 360), Kristin Gustafson (Eide Bailly), and Eli Lieberman (Washington Builds) centered on the question: should building performance continue to be financed as one-off owner projects, or treated like infrastructure? Topics will include green banks, public vs. private capital, utility investment, and the capital models most likely to unlock scale.

Early-bird registration ends on September 12th – register today and save!

Discounts are available for SBX sponsors, Building Potential members, and BOC students and grads. Please reach out to Britton Rife if you need a discount code.

SBX Early-Bird Registration Deadline Extended!

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Early-bird registration deadline extended to September 12th!

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We hope you’ll join us for the 2026 Smart Buildings Exchange (SBX)(opens in new tab) to be held in downtown Seattle on November 9th & 10th, 2026! SBX 2026 brings together building owners, operators, engineers, technology providers, utilities, policymakers, and energy professionals for two days of high impact discussion, debate, and collaboration to address one critical question: what will it take to move smart buildings from promising projects to genuine, repeatable scale?

Across keynotes, panels, workshops, and networking events, participants will explore the practical barriers and opportunities that matter most right now—financing structures, policy alignment, AI-driven operations, and what it will take to make smart buildings the norm rather than the exception. Join the leaders helping shape the next generation of smarter, more resilient, and more efficient buildings.

Register today at the early-bird rate!(opens in new tab) Discounts are available for SBX sponsors, Building Potential members, and BOC students and grads. Please reach out to Britton Rife(opens in new tab) if you need a discount code.

SBX 2026 Keynote Announcement & Early-Bird Deadline (8/15)

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We’re excited to announce our SBX Day 2 Opening Keynote “Accelerating Performance at the Speed of Innovation”

Megan Owen, Senior Vice President of Strategy and Markets at McKinstry, will deliver an opening keynote that focuses on the changing landscape for building owners and managers and how cost pressure, resilience, risk, security, operational complexity, and AI are reshaping expectations for smart buildings.

Megan’s insightful strategic approach is defined by never-ending curiosity and the ability to visualize and champion development and direction for McKinstry and its clients. With a focus on market strategy across all McKinstry operations, Megan’s experience and leadership have led to complex high-profile projects and advancements in climate and energy policy across the country. By establishing and strengthening market strategy, sales enablement, marketing and government affairs, Megan has shaped McKinstry’s go-to-market approaches to ensure success and client satisfaction.

Prior to joining McKinstry, Megan served as former Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire’s director of King County outreach. In this role, she united public and private entities around common interests. Her passion for stakeholder engagement and removing climate harm from the built environment is shared beyond McKinstry through nonprofit support and service. She currently serves on the board of directors of the NW Energy Coalition.

Stay tuned for more exciting speaker announcements soon!

The early-bird registration deadline is August 15th. Register now to join us at the event on November 9th & 10th and save!

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SBX 2026 is where the Pacific Northwest’s smart buildings community comes together to do the hard work of figuring out what’s next. Whether you join us as an attendee, a speaker, or a sponsor, we hope to see you there.

Questions? Reach us at [email protected]

More information: www.sbxconference.org

Early Bird Registration for SBX 2026 Ends in 2 Weeks!

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The early-bird registration deadline is August 15th. Register now to join us at the event on November 9th & 10th and save!

Smart Buildings Exchange 2026 is fast approaching! You won’t want to miss our 2-day in-person event. Right now, you can save big on registration by taking advantage of the early-bird rate, but only if you register by August 15th. At the event, you can expect inspiring keynotes, collaborative workshops, and thought-provoking panel discussions and debates featuring regional leaders and industry professionals, as well as networking opportunities and happy hours. For more details check out the schedule: https://www.sbxconference.org/fall-conference/ and stay tuned for upcoming speaker announcements!

You also won’t want to miss SBX Plus, a virtual webinar series held from February-October. Sessions from February-May are recorded and available to view now with two more sessions to come in September and October. You can select SBX Plus with your registration and get instant access.

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