The Smart Buildings Center and The City of Seattle are offering a free workshop for participants that have previously benchmarked their commercial and multi-family properties.  This hands-on session will teach you how to make annual updates to your building’s energy performance using the free on-line tool ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager. Participants will also learn tips to make their energy score as accurate as possible, learn how to use the data to track their energy performance overtime, and will be introduced to the “beyond benchmarking” with a viewing of tools, resources, and utility incentive programs that can help them achieve energy savings.

Details:
Date: Thursday, March 8
Time: 8:30 – 11:30 am
Where: Smart Buildings Center, 1200 12th Ave S, Seattle
Cost: FREE
Registration: Click Here

The Seattle 2030 District is partnering with Got Green to promote their Green Pathways job program at a lunch and learn on February 28. Consistent with Got Green’s mission to ensure that the benefits of the green economy reach low-income communities and communities of color, Got Green is developing a fellowship program to increase leadership of color in the environmental sector. This would include finding candidates, training, and skills enhancement opportunities for building construction and operations. Come learn about the program and how it can help you find qualified, diverse employees. Please also invite your human resources colleagues.

 

Event details:

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Noon to 1 pm

Alki Room, Century Square, 1501 4^th Avenue

(located up the escalators from the 4^th Avenue lobby)

 

RSVP for free here 

 

Lunch is provided!

The Northwest Energy Efficiency Council (NEEC) is a business association of the energy efficiency industry.  NEEC’s mission is to promote energy efficiency policies, programs, and technologies that create jobs, foster economic growth and environmental improvement.  NEEC’s programs include the Smart Buildings Center, Smart Buildings Center Education Program, the Tool Lending Library, and the Building Operator Certification Program.

The Northwest Energy Efficiency Council (the organization that runs the Smart Buildings Center) is seeking a Project Associate to support NEEC programs through office, project, and administrative support.  NEEC is looking for candidates with an interest in energy efficiency and smart buildings.

Job Description: NEEC Project Associate Position

Application Deadline: January 22, 2018

Contact [email protected] for more information.

According to demographic information from the International Facility Management Association (IFMA), the average age of facilities managers is in the 50s, so many people will be retiring within 10 to 15 years. Qualified workers are needed to replace the retirees, but there is a lack of qualified facilities engineering and maintenance trained workers in the job market today. Companies will be at a major disadvantage if they don’t have a structured training program in place to address this workforce reduction.

Join us for an educational webinar designed for Owners, Managers, and Supervisors. Learning objectives include:

• Learn steps your company can follow to take control of these concerns by utilizing training and certification programs through associations, local colleges, and government.
• Find ways to address barriers to establishing a training program.

SPEAKER:
Duane Lewellen – Program Director, Smart Buildings Center Tool Lending Library, BOC Instructor

DATE:
Wednesday January 24, 2018
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Register for the webinar here.

Completion of the webinar qualifies for one BOC maintenance point.

Improving Productivity and Reducing Operating Costs

Join the Smart Buildings Center for a breakfast networking event that will feature a variety of resource tools available at SBC as well as a facilitated panel discussion that highlights smart building technologies and practices and how this region is taking a leadership position in bringing these ideas to market.  Register Today!

Registration Now Open!

Newer lighting practitioners, building owners, facility managers, electrical contractors, engineers, utility managers, architects, product reps, and design students are encouraged to enroll.  Click here for the Fall 2017 Class Flyer.