SBX ‘26

SBX Registration is OPEN – Smart Buildings Exchange Nov 9-10 2026 register today and use this link to direct your colleagues to the registration site. Early Bird registration is open through 8/15, don’t miss the discounted rate!

SBX+, our webinar series leading up to the 2 day in-person event, will be happening virtually from February to October. You can get access to both the webinar series and the in-person event for a bundled rate. Recordings are available.

Next up: Sept. 16 – Retrocommissioning as a Tool for Compliance with Building Performance Standards

Building Operator Certification – Fall Courses

Registration is now open for our Fall BOC courses. Building Operator Certification® (BOC) is the leading training and credentialing program for Operations & Maintenance and energy management professionals looking to make their buildings more comfortable, efficient and environmentally friendly, all while reducing energy bill costs. Find training here. Or grab a seat at our informational webcast on August 5th to see what BOC training can do for you (and your building)! Come with questions, leave with answers. Save your spot here.

Building Operator Certification Releases Revised Skills Standards and Curriculum Assessment

The Building Operator Certification program has published a revised Skills Standard and Curriculum Assessment, reflecting the latest critical work functions; knowledge, skills, and abilities; and workforce needs—an essential step in ensuring that the program continues to equip our students with the competencies required to manage increasingly complex, high-performance facilities.

Read more about the Skills Standard and Curriculum Assessment on the announcement blog post here.

Benchmarking Helpdesk

Congratulations to the more than 88 percent of covered buildings that have achieved compliance under Seattle’s Energy Benchmarking law for the 2025 data year! Owners of buildings that remain noncompliant should see the Penalties page for more information.

To support the transition to the new Seattle Building & Energy Portal, the Benchmarking Help Desk will be suspended from June 18 through July 16. During this time, OSE customer support via phone, email, 1-1 scheduling, and weekly office hours is unavailable. However, customers are still able to work directly with utilities to obtain data and complete self-guided updates in ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager®.

Help Desk services will resume on July 16, alongside the launch of the new Seattle Building & Energy Portal. Stay tuned to seattle.gov/energybenchmarking in the coming weeks for more information on how the Help Desk experience will change moving forward.

Tool Lending Library

The TLL continues to offer a wide array of tools to service professionals in Washington and Oregon. You can always find an updated list of tools here along with instructions on how to request a tool and videos and guides for tool use and care.

A New Event Calendar and Call for Shared Content

Smart Buildings Center and Building Potential now have a sync’d calendar for events, trainings, conferences and more! Click the links above to be taken to their respective pages. You can scroll the existing content, add the calendar to your own calendar app, and adjust the settings or print for a physical copy.

This resource is intended to be a shared hub for information and one that you can contribute to. With that in mind we’ve created a simple Google form you can fill out to send in your suggestions for content. You can find a link to the form at the bottom of each page or simply click here.

And with the same spirit of collaboration in mind, we are always looking for new posts, listings, news and content to share on our blogs and newsletters. Please reach out to us using this form with any content you would like to see shared on TheBOC.info, SmartBuildingsCenter.org, or BuildingPotential.org. We’d love to hear from you and help get the word out!