Workshop May 9: Clean Buildings Incentive Program Updates

Last month, the Energy Audits for Public Buildings program was launched, and House Bill (HB) 1976 signed into law.

The energy audits program is exclusively for publicly owned buildings. It is funded with $20 million to assist in the cost of ASHRAE Level 2 energy audits, where required by the Clean Buildings Performance Standard.

The audit incentive base rate is $0.50 per sq. ft. of gross floor area for Tier 1 covered buildings. This funding can be used with other opportunities, such as the Early Adopter Incentive Program.

House Bill (HB) 1976 was signed into law on March 14, authorizing Commerce to fund incentives greater than the base incentive payments for Tier 1 and Tier 2 covered buildings. Tier 1 incentives offer a base payment of $0.85 per sq. ft., while Tier 2 incentives offer $0.30 per sq. ft.

Learn more, in tomorrow’s Clean Buildings workshop. The Clean Buildings team will discuss and solicit comments on the incentive program updates, and introduce the verified energy auditor network.

WHEN: Thursday, May 9, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m.

WHERE: Zoom meeting online

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Bellevue Clean Buildings Incentive Program

The City of Bellevue is helping large buildings (20,000+ sf) to reduce energy use, save on costs, and comply with WA State Clean Buildings Standards. Free building energy services include energy benchmarking, scoping assessments, incentive navigation, and compliance reporting support – an estimated $18,000 value. Sign-up today!

Free April Webinars for Nonprofit and Multi-Family Properties: Register

• Understanding the Law & How to Comply:
  • April 3rd: 11:00AM-12:00PM (New? Start here!)
  • April 4th: 12:00PM-1:00PM
• Benchmarking Your Building:
  • April 10th: 11:00AM-12:00PM

The City of Bellevue offers free building energy services to all large buildings through MacDonald-Miller.

Bellevue Clean Buildings Incentive Program

The City of Bellevue is helping large buildings (20,000+ sf) to reduce energy use, save on costs, and comply with WA State Clean Buildings Standards. Free building energy services include energy benchmarking, scoping assessments, incentive navigation, and compliance reporting support – an estimated $18,000 value. Sign-up today!

Free April Webinars for Nonprofit and Multi-Family Properties: Register

• Understanding the Law & How to Comply:
  • April 3rd: 11:00AM-12:00PM (New? Start here!)
  • April 4th: 12:00PM-1:00PM
• Benchmarking Your Building:
  • April 10th: 11:00AM-12:00PM

The City of Bellevue offers free building energy services to all large buildings through MacDonald-Miller.

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

Wednesday, March 20, 2024                                                  

10:30 AM to 12:00 PM Pacific Time (1 ½ hours)

Click here to register!

Energy Management Plan (EMP) and Operations & Maintenance (O&M) Plan requirements for Washington State’s Clean Buildings Performance Standard is the focus of this 1 ½ hour no-cost webinar, sponsored by Washington State University Energy Program.

While EUIs, EUI targets, and benchmarking have rightfully been getting a lot of attention, documentation requirements for your EMP and O&M program are a significant part of Clean Buildings and worth starting sooner than later. Recognizing the need for EMP and O&M Program templates, ArchEcology, a green building consulting firm based in Seattle, created a template and guidance for building operators and property managers. Katherine Morgan, Principal at ArchEcology and a BOC instructor, will provide an introductory training to their free template package, to help support the collective effort to improve energy and emissions performance across the state.

In addition to the presentation, we will open the webinar up to discussion to hear from attendees about concerns as well as successes in dealing with the EMP and O&M requirements.

RCMs, energy managers, and similar staff from 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].