NEEC is a proud bronze sponsor for the upcoming West Coast Energy Management Congress (EMC) on June 20 – 21st at the Washington State Convention Center. The West Coast Energy Management Congress (EMC) is the largest energy conference and technology expo held on the U.S. West Coast specifically for business, industrial and institutional energy users. It brings together the top experts in all areas of the field to help you set a clear, optimum path to energy efficiency, facility optimization and sustainability. NEEC members receive a discount rate off the registration cost.  Click here to access the reduce rate pass which will allow you to not only attend the expo, but attend the conference and gain CEUs/PDHs, access to the program, proceedings, networking luncheons and reception. If you’re only interested in attending the expo, click here to get free admission to the expo only. Come visit NEEC in booth 303.  This event only comes to Seattle every other year, so don’t miss out!

Seattle’s Pacific Tower was an iconic building with a big facility maintenance challenge: its older systems were inefficient and falling short of occupants’ expectations. After the Washington Department of Commerce signed a 30-year lease for the building, the team wanted to implement bold system upgrades and energy conservation measures to bring the building into the modern era and provide a better experience for occupants.

The solution? The Enlighted System featuring Luminaire Level Lighting Controls (LLLCs), which has enabled 80 percent more energy savings compared to their previous system. Watch the video for more on Pacific Tower’s story – and the non-energy benefits they’ve experienced with LLLCs:

For more information on Luminaire Level Lighting Controls, visit betterbricks.com/lighting/LLLC.

To all of you in the HVAC, plumbing and mechanical design field:

Do your clients want to breathe clean air in their buildings? 

Would they like to save money on their utilities? 

This May, the ShiftBuilding symposium will bring mechanical systems and construction professionals together to share and learn new applications that condition, ventilate, and heat water more efficiently than ever before. Our instructors and industry partners will help you learn to design and apply these systems, and where to find them in the Northwest.

Join us at this educational networking event for the high performance building industry:

High-Performance Mechanical Systems:  Fresh Air and Hot Water

With Skander Spies of McKinstry, and Shawn Oram of EcoTope

12:30 – 5:30 pm, Wednesday May 30

UW Bothell and Cascadia College Mobius Hall

18345 Campus Way NE • Bothell, WA

For more information or to register, visit shiftbuilding.eventbrite.com.

For more information or questions contact [email protected]

A strategy to reduce heat loss from boiler water distribution systems is to reset the supply water temperature based on heating demand. Lowering the supply water temperature reduces the energy loss from the distribution system and saves energy. The most common method is to reset hot water supply temperature based on outside air temperature. This can easily be accomplished with stand-alone boiler temperature control systems. Buildings with Building Automation Systems (BAS) can also use a combination of outside air temperature and heating valve position to determine heating demand.

In either case, how can you determine if a hot water temperature reset schedule is in use and operating properly?  Read this technical document to learn how you can use data loggers to verify the performance of a hot water reset control.

Check out the many other technical resources that can also be found on SBC’s Tool Lending Library resources page.