Building air leakage can significantly impact the energy performance of a building through envelope heat loss and higher fan energy to maintain building pressurization. The Northwest Energy Efficiency Council is offering a workshop in December 2018 about the commercial air barrier requirements in the 2015 WSEC. This 2-hour training will provide information about air barrier installation and building enclosure testing.

TRAINING TOPICS INCLUDE:

• What is an air barrier and why it is required in the WSEC?
• How to calculate and document the air barrier surface area
• Coordinating air barrier requirements with the design and construction team
• Building enclosure testing requirements in the WSEC
• Best practice testing methods for various building types
• What happens if the building fails the building enclosure air leakage test?
• Reporting building enclosure air leakage test results

PRESENTERS:  PHIL EMORY
Lead Engineer for Building Enclosure Testing – Neudorfer Engineers Mr. Emory has over 15 years of building pressurization testing experience, having tested over 10 million square feet of buiding enclosures. He serves as the committee chair for the Building Enclosure Testing Committee with NEBB and is the lead instructor for the NEBB Certified Professional course. He holds certifications in NEBB Building Enclosure Testing, ABAA Field Auditing and ASNT Level 2 Thermal/Infrared Themography.

DATE: Thursday, December 13, 2018
LOCATION: Home Builders Association of Tri-Cities
ADDRESS: 10001 W. Clearwater Avenue, Kennewick, WA 99336
TIME: 11:00AM – 1:30PM
(with 30 min. break for a box lunch)
REGISTRATION: [email protected]

NEEC is seeking a dynamic Senior Project Manager to advance the market demand for smart buildings and accelerate the adoption of smart technologies and practices in the industry.  This role would entail managing multiple projects and clients, as well as seeking new and creative ways to drive the smart buildings conversation through events, trainings and initiatives with the center.  The role requires direct working knowledge of building systems and the energy management industry.  The position reports directly to the Smart Buildings Center Project Director and will work collaboratively throughout the organization.

If you are interested in this position, click on the link below for more information and how to apply.

NEEC Senior Project Manager

 

The following text is an excerpt from the City of Seattle’s Office of Sustainability & Environment.  The full blog post can be found here.

Seattle’s progressive energy efficiency policies like the City’s Building Tune-Ups Ordinance and a strong local market favoring energy efficient buildings requires a specialized workforce to tune-up buildings and keep them operating their best. Seattle Colleges is growing this workforce through its Sustainable Building Science and Technology (SBST) degree program at South Seattle College and participation in the Office of Sustainability & Environment’s (OSE) Tune-Up Accelerator Program.

With eleven Seattle Colleges buildings enrolled in the Tune-Up Accelerator, SBST students had opportunities to grow their skills beyond the classroom by supporting the tune-up process. Student teams scouted three buildings for operations and maintenance efficiency opportunities, reviewed operations and energy data, and collected details on each building’s equipment for the tune-up assessment and US Department of Energy Asset Score. Students worked under the guidance of SBST faculty Steve Abercrombie, and in coordination with Sustainability Coordinator Adam Maurer, Campus Facilities staff, and energy service provider, McKinstry.

The City of Seattle and NEEC will be offering Tune-Up Specialist training sessions at the Smart Buildings Center. Choose from either Wednesday November 28th or Wednesday December 5th from 8:00 AM-12:30 PM. Please note, this training is tailored to those who have NOT attended a Tune-Up Accelerator training session.

Topics that will be covered include:

• General Building Tune-Ups program overview
• Alternative Compliance pathways
• Building Tune-Ups requirements
• Required vs. Voluntary Corrective Actions
• Tools/resources available
• How to submit a Building Tune-Up

Please register for the 11/28 event or the 12/5 event.

Seattle Public Schools is hiring a Resource Conservation Specialist.  The position has leadership responsibility for the District’s conservation program and the coordination, facilitation, communication, data analysis and documentation of program components.  Duties include leading strategic conservation initiatives and serving as a technical resource.  Researches, develops, plans, and implements projects associated with the conservation program.  Under the general supervision of the Facilities Operations Program Manager, the responsibility of this position include electricity, natural gas, water, sewer and irrigation, waste management, recycling, composting, storm water conservation at all District schools and facilities, and across all departments in the District.

If you are interested in applying for this position, please follow the steps below:

1. Go to –  www.seattleschools.org
2. Click  – Jobs
3. Click -Jobs Available for External Applicants
4. Type –  Resource Conservation Specialist (Operating Engineers Local 609) 1.0 FTE in Search box
5. Click on APPLY (green box far right hand corner)

 

Pacific Tower has been granted LEED for Existing Buildings 2009 Silver certification.  LEED certification identifies the Pacific Tower as a showcase example of sustainability and demonstrates leadership in transforming the building industry.

As a tenant in the Pacific Tower, the Smart Buildings Center has played a role in reducing the overall energy usage in the building through a tenant improvement program.  The program provides training and education events for tips on using less energy, and  contests to spur healthy competition among tenants.  With help from the Tool Lending Library, the team was also able to loan out data loggers and other measurement tools to track the usage on various equipment in several spaces within the building.

Congratulations to the entire team at the Pacific Tower  for this achievement, and thank you for your commitment to building a healthy, sustainable future.