Our friends at Lighting Design Lab are excited to share upcoming March Webinars with you! These events are FREE and online so make sure to check them out. You can register for each by clicking their title below.

It Takes a Village: Learn How Some of Our Partners Can Advance Your Knowledge and Get Your Projects on the Right Track
Tue, Mar 11 | 10am-11:30am | FREE | Online only

The Lab has great education and resources for you, but no one entity can do it all. Luckily, Building Potential’s Smart Buildings Center, UW’s Integrated Design Lab, and BPA’s Comfort Ready Home offer unique education and services that complement what the Lab delivers.

HVAC Issues in 2021 WA & Seattle Commercial Energy Codes
Thu, Mar 20 | 10am-11:30am | FREE | Online only

The March 20th webinar will cover HVAC provisions of the 2021 Seattle and Washington state energy codes for commercial and multifamily buildings, highlighting requirements that are new to this edition and the differences between the Seattle and State codes. Discussion topics will include the Total System Performance Ratio (TSPR), data center standards, restrictions on fossil fuel and electric resistance heating, balanced ventilation, DOAS, energy recovery, and system alterations, as well as impacts of the new “fossil fuel compliance path” and Initiative 2066. Duane Jonlin, FAIA, will present the code requirements, and special guest Ben Roush, PE, of FSI Engineers will demonstrate design options. Q&A time will follow.

Don’t miss out on these excellent educational opportunities!

Our friends at Lighting Design Labs are excited to announce their January agenda for webinars. Don’t miss these exciting topics coming next month!

Envelope Issues in 2021 WA & Seattle Commercial Energy Codes
Thu, Jan 23 | 10am-11:30am | FREE | Online only

Overview of the envelope provisions in the 2021 Washington state and Seattle commercial energy codes, both now in effect, with emphasis on provisions that are new or that were changed from last year’s initial drafts. Cost-effective, code-compliant envelope case studies from recent local projects. Interaction of mechanical systems with envelope design, envelope-related C406 credits, air barrier testing requirements, rooftop solar installation, and more.

Save On Refrigeration – How to Optimize Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration
Tue, Jan 28 | 8:30am-10:30am | FREE | Hybrid option

Learn how to optimize refrigeration system operations to save money, improve efficiency and increase reliability with Todd Toburen, representing the BPA Energy Smart Industrial program. Seattle City Light will showcase available incentives that fund optimization and equipment upgrades for efficiency improvements. The focus will be on larger industrial systems but the content is also applicable to commercial refrigeration systems.

Cracking the Codes: The Present and Future of Northwest Energy Code

December 12 / 9-10 am PST

Nick O’Neil, PE, LEED, AP, Energy 350

Get to know the similarities and differences of the two primary commercial energy codes used as the basis for state energy codes in the Northwest—ASHRAE 90.1 and IECC. Along with an overview of current energy codes, webinar attendees will learn how codes will likely change in the future, and how the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance’s (NEEA) Market Transformation programs and initiatives can tie into future code provisions. Specific topics will include:

• The general process and timeline for updating energy codes
• Key differences between how states develop and utilize energy codes
• How NEEA is involved in energy code development in the Northwest and elsewhere

Event listing and registration details

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