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Why Smart Buildings Executive Forum: Deciphering Between Hype vs. Reality

June 25, 2018 By SBC

Our next Why Smart Buildings event will not be one to miss.  The focus will be on deciphering between hype versus reality and how we can set ourselves up for success in the smart buildings world.  Bert Van Hoof, Group Program Manager at Azure IoT and a Partner at Microsoft, will provide the keynote during lunch.  Jake Oster who leads Energy Policy for Amazon will also moderate a local panel to address the reality of implementing smart technologies in the PNW.   Among the panelists are Kim Zentz, Urbanova; Ash Awad, McKinstry; and Curt Kirkeby, Avista.  Mayor Durkan has also been invited to provide the welcome address.  Don’t miss out on this next event!

Register today!

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Shape the Future of BetterBricks

June 25, 2018 By SBC

BetterBricks is looking for feedback from market leaders like you!  Please take this short, 5-10 minute survey via the link below.  Participants will be entered to win one-of-four VISA Gift Cards worth $50 each.  BetterBricks, a commercial program of the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA), is conducting market research to learn more about how commercial building decision-makers implement building upgrades and prioritize projects.  Your feedback will help make sure BetterBricks is offering the most useful resources and tools, and addressing the topics most relevant to you.  Please fill out the survey by July 6th, 2018 to be entered to win a VISA gift card.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BetterBricks

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West Coast Energy Management Congress, June 20 – 21

June 18, 2018 By SBC

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!

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The Why Smart Buildings Series Continues August 24th!

June 18, 2018 By SBC

If you attended our inaugural Why Smart Buildings event, you will not want to miss the next event in the series where we will focus on hype versus reality.  We have invited Senator Maria Cantwell as well as Mayor Jenny Durkan to the event, and we will also hear from a local panel to address the reality of implementing smart technologies in the PNW.   Register today!

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Luminaire Level Lighting Controls help Seattle office building achieve aggressive energy savings and building system integration

June 18, 2018 By SBC

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.

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Got Fresh Air and Hot Water?? Your Projects Could Really Perform…

May 9, 2018 By SBC

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]

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