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Bellevue & Issaquah Clean Buildings Incentive Program

June 12, 2024 By SBC staff

Clean Buildings Incentive Program – Bellevue & Issaquah

Photo Credit – Zac Gudakov

The Cities of Bellevue and Issaquah are helping large buildings (20,000+ sf) to reduce energy use, save on costs, and comply with WA State Clean Buildings Law. Free building energy services include energy benchmarking, scoping assessments, incentive navigation, and compliance reporting support – an estimated $18,000 value.

Sign-up today: Bellevue | Issaquah

Free Training Webinars: WA Clean Buildings Law – For Bellevue and Issaquah Buildings

  • Helping Nonprofits Achieve Compliance TH, 6/20, 11am: bit.ly/CLBnonprofit  
  • Intro to the Law & How to Comply W, 6/26, 11am: bit.ly/CBLintro626
  • Helping Multifamily Buildings Achieve Compliance W, 7/17, 11am: bit.ly/MFbldgs717
  • Intro to the Law & How to Comply TH, 7/25, 11am: bit.ly/CBLintro725
  • The Law: A Closer Look & Benchmarking W, 8/14, 11am: bit.ly/Benchmark814

Filed Under: Webinars

Register for Smart Buildings Exchange (SBX), Aug 27-29!

May 20, 2024 By SBC staff

Join the conversation about the role of smart buildings in the clean energy economy at the free 2024 Smart Buildings Exchange (SBX) to be held virtually & in-person August 27-29, 2024! Interactive conference sessions featuring a mix of panel discussions and case study presentations will explore the market opportunity for smart buildings and highlight solutions to some of the challenges currently facing the commercial, corporate, and institutional real estate industries. Session topics will include:

  • Financing the Decarbonization of the Built Environment – Public, Private & Tax Credit Resources
  • Grid-Interactive Efficient Buildings as a Utility Resource
  • Building Owner/Manager Guide to Grid-Interactive Efficient Buildings – Is Demand Flexibility Right for You?
  • Indoor Environmental Quality – Field Results Inform Operational Practices
  • Campus-Scale Decarbonization – Planning & Implementation for Healthcare, University & Corporate Campuses
  • Making Buildings Smarter – Live Demonstration
  • Innovations for an Electrified & Decarbonized Future – Technology, Construction, Finance & Policy
  • Choosing the Smart Building Platform Right for You
  • Fault Detection & Diagnostics – Real World Lessons for Field Service
  • Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Reporting – Losing the Acronym, Improving the Result
  • Building Emissions Performance Standards – How Jurisdictions are Structuring Requirements
  • Connecting Building Performance Standards & Existing Building Commissioning

View the agenda & register for free today!

Event schedule
Day 1 (virtual): August 27th 9am-2:15pm Pacific
Day 2 (virtual): August 28th 9am-2:15pm Pacific
Day 3 (in-person, Seattle): August 29th 9am-1:30pm Pacific

Filed Under: Education & Training, Featured Event, SBC News, SBX, Webinars

Slipstream 6/4: Webinar on Clean Energy Planning for Schools!

May 20, 2024 By SBC staff

Get ready for decarbonization!

Are you looking to take your school district’s clean energy initiatives to the next level? We’re thrilled to invite you to our webinar Decarbonizing schools: From starting points to advanced strategies. Our experts will show you how to revolutionize the way you approach energy efficiency and renewable energy improvements in your buildings.

Representatives from three Dane County school districts will be sharing their invaluable insights from a recently completed collaborative clean energy planning project. The project’s focus was identifying the best opportunities for investing in energy efficiency and renewable energy over the next five to ten years.

Tuesday, June 4, 2024

10-11 a.m. Central

Register Now

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to join us on June 4 and be part of a transformative discussion that could shape the future of clean energy in your district. Learn more about our speakers and this webinar today.

Filed Under: Webinars

Upcoming MEEA Webinar 5/30: Engaging Operations and Maintenance Staff in ESG and Building Performance Standard Compliance

May 16, 2024 By SBC staff

Join MEEA for an upcoming webinar:

🔹 Engaging Operations and Maintenance Staff in ESG and Building Performance Standard Compliance
📆 Thursday, May 30 at 12 p.m. CT

Panelists, Malachi R., Melanie Danuser and Kathryn Eggers, will explore challenges and solutions for facility departments tasked with addressing ESG initiatives amongst financial pressures and dynamic market conditions. The discussion will assess applicable standards and their direct impact on the role of building operators.

More details can be found here: ZOOM Registration

Filed Under: Featured Event, Webinars

6/5 12 -1PM Occupant Engagement Program Case Study: WSU’s Energy + Comfort Campaign

May 16, 2024 By SBC staff

A no-cost WSU Energy Program for Resource Conservation Managers, Energy Managers, and Sustainability Managers at public facilities in Washington State

Wednesday, June 5, 2024
12:00 to 1:00 PM Pacific Time

Click here to register!

With the introduction of new legislation, including the Washington State Clean Buildings Performance Standard (CBSP), energy efficiency building technologies (and people) are more important than ever. This webinar highlights a unique occupant engagement program on WSU’s Pullman campus, which aims to reduce energy use and increase comfort of occupants through behavioral interventions and regular communications. We will share the rationale for this program, our campaign engagement approach, lessons learned, and next steps.

RCMs, energy managers, and those with similar responsibilities who work at Washington state public and government institutions and agencies are the intended audience. Others may attend if space allows.

Washington State University Energy Program promotes and supports RCM programs with technical assistance, hiring and job description information, monthly newsletters, website, and more.

This free webinar from Washington State University Energy Program is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy State Energy Program through the Washington State Department of Commerce Energy Division.

For more information, email [email protected].

Filed Under: Webinars

5/22 BetterBricks Webinar: Get Your Building in Order: The Value of Strategic Sequencing

May 15, 2024 By SBC staff

BetterBricks is hosting a Webinar on the 22nd of May, don’t miss this chance to learn more about Strategic Sequencing. More info from the BetterBricks blog below, you can also find the event and registration at this link.

Recent shifts in the commercial building market, including increasingly stringent codes and standards, make it more critical than ever to future-proof your building by thoughtfully sequencing upgrades from a whole-building perspective. Using data from recent Northwest case studies, this one-hour webinar will help building owners, designers, and operators maximize cost and energy savings by:

  • Demonstrating how to strategically sequence building upgrades in a way that maximizes total-building value.
  • Introducing proven, high-performance technologies applicable to retrofits and new construction.

By adopting these approaches, building professionals will be able to meet current and emerging building performance standards (including the Washington State Clean Building Standard), plan improvements that save time, money, and energy, and enhance occupant health, comfort, well-being, and productivity.

Register here!

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