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SBX Opening Plenary: Financing the Decarbonization of the Built Environment – Public, Private & Tax Credit Resources

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The virtual opening plenary session for Smart Buildings Exchange (SBX) 2024 will feature Jigar Shah, Director of the Loans Program Office at the US Department of Energy (DOE). Mr. Shah will provide opening remarks on the extensive efforts by DOE and other federal agencies to help building owners invest in reducing carbon emissions from their properties. He will be joined by an elite panel of experts including Marc Daudon (The Caspian Group), Andy Hammons (Ryan Company), and Molly McCabe (HaydenTanner) in a discussion moderated by Ash Awad (McKinstry) about the public, private and tax credit resources that will catalyze the decarbonization of the built environment.

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

Register for Smart Buildings Exchange (SBX), Aug 27-29!

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Join the conversation about the role of smart buildings in the clean energy economy at the free 2024 Smart Buildings Exchange (SBX) to be held virtually & in-person August 27-29, 2024! Interactive conference sessions featuring a mix of panel discussions and case study presentations will explore the market opportunity for smart buildings and highlight solutions to some of the challenges currently facing the commercial, corporate, and institutional real estate industries. Session topics will include:

  • Financing the Decarbonization of the Built Environment – Public, Private & Tax Credit Resources
  • Grid-Interactive Efficient Buildings as a Utility Resource
  • Building Owner/Manager Guide to Grid-Interactive Efficient Buildings – Is Demand Flexibility Right for You?
  • Indoor Environmental Quality – Field Results Inform Operational Practices
  • Campus-Scale Decarbonization – Planning & Implementation for Healthcare, University & Corporate Campuses
  • Making Buildings Smarter – Live Demonstration
  • Innovations for an Electrified & Decarbonized Future – Technology, Construction, Finance & Policy
  • Choosing the Smart Building Platform Right for You
  • Fault Detection & Diagnostics – Real World Lessons for Field Service
  • Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Reporting – Losing the Acronym, Improving the Result
  • Building Emissions Performance Standards – How Jurisdictions are Structuring Requirements
  • Connecting Building Performance Standards & Existing Building Commissioning

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

Save the Date: Smart Buildings Exchange Aug 27-29, 2024

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Please save the date forΒ Smart Buildings Exchange 2024 – August 27-29, 2024! The free, three-day event will include two days of virtual sessions (August 27th & 28th), and the third day will be held in person in Seattle (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 and highlight solutions to some of the challenges currently facing the commercial, corporate, and institutional real estate industries. Topics of focus will include building electrification and decarbonization efforts to address climate change, grid-interactive efficient buildings and the role they play in the clean energy transition, smart technologies for resilience and security, optimizing buildings for hybrid work environments and more.

Stay tuned for more programming, sponsorship, and registration details coming soon!

Save the Date: Smart Buildings Exchange Aug 27-29, 2024

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Please save the date forΒ Smart Buildings Exchange 2024 – August 27-29, 2024! The free, three-day event will include two days of virtual sessions (August 27th & 28th), and the third day will be held in person in Seattle (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 and highlight solutions to some of the challenges currently facing the commercial, corporate, and institutional real estate industries. Topics of focus will include building electrification and decarbonization efforts to address climate change, grid-interactive efficient buildings and the role they play in the clean energy transition, smart technologies for resilience and security, optimizing buildings for hybrid work environments and more.

Stay tuned for more programming, sponsorship, and registration details coming soon!

Save the Date: Smart Buildings Exchange Aug 27-29, 2024

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Please save the date forΒ Smart Buildings Exchange 2024 – August 27-29, 2024! The free, three-day event will include two days of virtual sessions (August 27th & 28th), and the third day will be held in person in Seattle (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 and highlight solutions to some of the challenges currently facing the commercial, corporate, and institutional real estate industries. Topics of focus will include building electrification and decarbonization efforts to address climate change, grid-interactive efficient buildings and the role they play in the clean energy transition, smart technologies for resilience and security, optimizing buildings for hybrid work environments and more.

Stay tuned for more programming, sponsorship, and registration details coming soon!

Smart Buildings Exchange 2023 Session Recordings Available!

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Last week the third annual Smart Buildings Exchange (SBX) delivered a value-packed three days of conversations focused on the market opportunity for smart buildings and their role in our clean energy future.

The conference kicked off with an Opening Plenary featuring industry leaders discussing strategies to accelerate the pace of making buildings smarter, more efficient and carbon free.

Following the Opening Plenary session were sessions on Grid-Interactive Efficient Buildings, Data in Context, Being Smart About Variable Occupancy, and Moving Beyond Fault Detection & Diagnostics.

The second day of the conference began with a Plenary Session on Smart Approaches for Building Electrification & Carbon Reduction. The day continued with sessions on Independent Data Layer, Building Rating Systems & Certifications, On-Site Renewables & EV Charging, and Indoor Environmental Quality.

The third and final day of the conference focused on Planning Your Strategy for Smart & Efficient Upgrades and was held in-person in Seattle and featured welcome remarks from Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell followed by discussions on how buildings can operate smarter and more efficiently with an aim to eliminate carbon emissions from the built environment.

All SBX session recordings are now available on the Smart Buildings Center YouTube Channel so you can watch any you missed and rewatch any you enjoyed.

Thank you to all sponsors, planning committee members, speakers, and attendees who helped make the event a success!

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