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.

 

The Washington State Department of Commerce is now accepting applications for the Energy Efficiency and Solar Grants program. This grant supports projects that result in energy and operational cost savings or solar installations for local agencies, public higher education institutions, public school districts and state agencies.

Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) applications will need to be submitted, via email, to Commerce by 5 p.m. Nov. 16.

More information, including the NOFO and FAQs, will be available on our website, at https://www.commerce.wa.gov/growing-the-economy/energy/energy-efficiency-and-solar-grants/. A bidder’s conference will be held on Sept.18 from 10 a.m. – noon via Skype meeting. Your attendance is highly recommended if you are submitting a proposal. Below is the information to join the Skype meeting:

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1 (360) 407-3813 (COM) English (United States)

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Conference ID: 3578673

Learn more about ventilation and best practices for its design and installation in high performance buildings. This training helps familiarize attendees with prescriptive dedicated outside air system (DOAS) code requirements, which are now mandated for certain building types by the 2015 Washington State Energy Code.  Training topics include:

• Understanding HRVs, ERVs, cross flow and counter flow, and wheels

• Best practices for a range of building types

• HRV sizing and specification guidelines

• Ventilation standards for today and the future

• Duct design and control options

• Controls for CAV, DCV, and VAV flow options, and building control integration

• Retrofit opportunities using DOAS and high-performance heating and cooling

Presenter: Barry Stephens, Ventacity Systems, Inc., and ASHRAE Member

Since March 2016, Barry has worked with Ventacity Systems, Inc., a manufacturer of very high performance, Passive House-certified HRVs. Prior to joining Ventacity, Barry spent 15 years at Zehnder America, Inc., a Swiss-based world leader in HRVs.  There he led the introduction of Zehnder systems to North America, including Solar Decathlon teams, NZE homes and Passive House projects.

Date: Monday, September 17, 2018

Time: 9am – 4pm (lunch included)

Cost: $49

Location: Smart Buildings Center

                  1200 12th Ave S

                  Seattle, WA 98144

Register Today!

 

In less than a week, performance metrics for all building types will be updated in Portfolio Manager, including 1-100 ENERGY STAR scores and other source energy metrics.

These new metrics will be applied across all time periods, which means your scores and metrics for all historical benchmarking data will change. Once this happens, EPA will not be able to provide “before and after” score changes for individual buildings or portfolios.

If you anticipate needing to document changes, it is strongly recommended that you document your pre-update scores and download your data NOW. You may need them for third-party certifications, local mandates, or other incentive programs.

For more details on the upcoming metric updates, visit www.energystar.gov/scoreupdates.