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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

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].

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.

TOMORROW 5/9: Commerce Clean Buildings Workshop (ZOOM)

May 8, 2024 By SBC staff

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

REGISTER

Bellevue Clean Buildings Incentive Program

April 1, 2024 By SBC staff

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.

Take Control and Save Money with Seattle City Light’s HVAC Controls Upgrade Incentives

March 18, 2024 By SBC staff

Are you a commercial or industrial building owner, building operator, or controls contractor considering building controls upgrade projects in City Light’s territory? A major HVAC controls upgrade typically reduces electric consumption by 10%-15%. Attend this action-packed hour to learn how to earn incentive dollars – worth up to 70% of the cost of your project – by collaborating with City Light. You will also hear about resources and incentives City Light offers to optimize operations of existing systems.

After attending this HVAC controls webinar, commercial and industrial customers, as well as controls contractors, will be able to:

Understand the steps to leverage City Light’s financial incentives for upgrading controls
Promote the incentive to customers by reviewing example projects City Light helped develop
Understand City Light’s supplemental incentives and whole building solution approaches to maximize return on investment

Register:

Take Control and Save Money with Seattle City Light’s HVAC Controls Upgrade Incentives

Thursday, April 4, 2024 –10:00 to 11:00

PRESENTED BY
Ted Brown, Energy Management Analyst Supervisor | Seattle City Light
Elly Bunzendahl, Senior Manager | AESC, Inc.

Ted Brown, Energy Management Analyst Supervisor | Seattle City Light

Ted Brown is an Energy Management Analyst Supervisor in Seattle City Light’s Customer Energy Solutions Division. He supervises a team of EMA’s responsible for delivering commercial energy efficiency projects for the utility. Ted has worked for City Light since 2008 in key customer and efficiency program management roles.

Ted is accredited as Certified Energy Manager by the Association of Energy Engineers. He holds of BA in Economics from the University of Cincinnati and has led facility optimization and utility energy efficiency programs for almost 20 years.

Elly Bunzendahl, Senior Manager | AESC, Inc.

Elly brings 18 years of experience in energy efficiency, building science, and sustainability in the built environment, and specializes in improving existing building operational performance, translating technical topics to empower any audience, and managing projects and teams.

City light has created this excellent primer with more information on the incentives available to those building owners that are looking to save on their energy bills.

Questions? Please email [email protected] with questions or concerns.

Workshop May 9: Clean Buildings Incentive Program Updates

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