LIGHTFAIR® International is the industry event where everyone–from huge conglomerates to small tech-firm startups–come to display innovative new ideas that are changing how we illuminate and connect to the world around us.

Following LIGHTFAIR® 2021, the Lighting Design Lab and Smart Buildings Center are partnering to bring you post-conference analysis and information exchange! Bring us your questions and be ready to share your own experiences. Favorite new products? Most exciting trends? Let’s “nerd out”!

The Lab’s focus at LIGHTFAIR® includes networked and luminaire level lighting controls, non-energy benefits, integration to other building systems, or systems that connect utilities and their customers; and other hot topics like lighting and health and identifying market barriers/education needs. If any major lighting industry news is revealed, we’ll also look to cover it.

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Three paths, two options, one outcome.

The Clean Buildings Act of 2019 is one measure Washington State is taking to improve building operational efficiency. Propelling buildings to targeted energy use intensity by building type and size, all commercial buildings over 50,000 sf will need to comply by 2028 (220,000 sf by 2026), and then maintain compliance or be subject to penalties.

UMC, Hargis Engineers and the Northwest Energy Efficiency Council (NEEC) have joined forces to break down the Clean Buildings Standard’s options and implications so you can define a path forward that aligns with your portfolio. [AIA CEU HSW 1.5 Credit]

VIRTUAL PRESENTATIONS | 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Tuesday, November 16th – Washington State Compliance + Panel Discussion

• Rep. Alex Ramel, Washington State House of Representatives
• Amy Wheeless, Northwest Energy Coalition
• Ron Major, WA State Dept. of Enterprise Services
• Poppy Storm, 2050 Institute
• Moderator: Kerry Meade, Northwest Energy Efficiency Council (NEEC)

Thursday, November 18th – Seattle building focused discussion, through the lens of the Seattle Energy Code and what’s next.

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More information on the presentations

If you missed last week’s The Future of Building Occupancy Controls: Safety, Efficiency & Sustainability in a Post-COVID World webinar, you can watch the recording on the SBC YouTube channel. The lively panel discusses how real time occupancy data can enable better building management in reducing CO2 emissions and saving energy. Learn about the latest technology and artificial intelligence solutions for running HVAC systems and building controls to optimize for energy savings and sustainability.

Speakers

• Scott Thomson, P.E., Vice President at McKinstry
• Joe Wilkinson, Research & Development Program Manager for ATS Inc.
• David Greschler, CEO of Nomad Go AI
• Melissa Sokolowsky, Senior Project Manager at the Smart Buildings Center

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Tuesday, October 19th, 2021
12 pm PST / 3 pm EST
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Safety, Efficiency and Sustainability in a Post-COVID World

The Smart Buildings Center invites you to attend this important discussion on the future of building occupancy. As you may or may not know, the #1 emitter of greenhouse gas emissions is not industry or transportation, its buildings, representing 39% of all global GhG. Furthermore, almost 75% of those building-based emissions come from day-to-day operations – heating, cooling, ventilating, and lighting. And to make things worse, it is estimated that about 30% of the energy used in buildings is wasted.

Why? One big problem is that buildings’ HVAC systems are often run with set schedules rather than being dynamic to reflect occupancy, usage, environment and other usage factors.

With information, like real time occupancy, buildings can be better managed in reducing CO2 emissions and saving energy. Join us Tuesday, October 19th at noon PST/ 3 pm EST for this lively panel discussion and learn about the latest technology and artificial intelligence solutions for running HVAC systems and building controls to optimize for energy savings and sustainability.

Key takeaways:

• Learn how to reduce energy costs by 30 – 40%
• Find out what it takes to be on the leading edge of sustainability innovations
• Learn first-hand how customers are using this today to reduce their energy and C02 emissions
• Know how to ensure optimal uptime, run efficiently and effectively for comfort and air quality

MODERATOR:

Melissa Sokolowsky, is a Senior Project Manager at the Smart Buildings Center, a project of the Northwest Energy Efficiency Council (NEEC) for incubating innovation and new technologies for the buildings industry.

SPEAKERS:

Scott Thomson, P.E., Vice President at McKinstry
Scott is a senior executive and leader in building high-performance buildings. With his background in mechanical engineering, Mr. Thomson has been driving innovation for his company as well as their clients looking for multi-discipline design and construction.

Joe Wilkinson, Research and Development Program Manager for ATSInc.org
Joe is a leader in smart building automation and facilities innovations. With his extensive background in operations management, he has the hands-on knowledge and expertise on the innerworkings of buildings’ automation and technologies.

David Greschler, CEO of Nomad Go AI
David is a leader in artificial intelligence and application virtualization technologies. As a serial entrepreneur, with six patents in virtualization and virtual reality, Mr. Greschler is the driving force behind the Nomad Go visual intelligence solutions for making buildings smarter.

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