Remote Learning Calendar

This calendar is intended to serve as a resource for those interested in remote learning events related to commercial energy and facilities management. Submit your event. All submissions moderated by SBC.

Decarbonization Technologies: What We Have, What We Need

Virtual/Online

This is a Best of the Forum session. Take stock of the current state of the building technologies needed to drive decarbonization at scale. In this webinar, moderated by Clay Nesler, a report will be provided on Johnson Controls' recent Energy Efficiency Indicator Survey. Presenters will then share developments in heat pumps, heat pump water […]

Free

Planning for Resilience in Multifamily Housing: A Portfolio-Wide Approach

Virtual/Online

Multifamily building owners across the country are facing critical threats from a range of natural hazards. Now is the time do important resilience planning. This webinar will provide participants with real world resiliency planning frameworks that can serve as models for property owners and managers. Panelists will delve into topics including how to make the […]

Free

Strategic Energy Management in Local Government Buildings

Virtual/Online

In partnership with Puget Sound Energy, the Smart Buildings Center (a project of the Northwest Energy Efficiency Council) brings you an engaging webinar exploring concepts of Strategic Energy Management (SEM) specific to local government buildings, and the unique characteristics, challenges, and opportunities this sector brings. In this lively panel discussion, SEM experts will share their […]

Free

Your Next Steps—Calculating Your Water Impacts

Virtual/Online

In collaboration with the Seattle 2030 District, Earth Economics developed a Water Reuse Calculator to help property owners in the Seattle area make the economic case for investing in rainwater and greywater capture and reuse systems. These systems can be utilized to improve the water performance of a building, reduce stormwater runoff and lower associated […]

Free

Scaling Impact: Multi-Building Approaches to Zero Energy Ready

Virtual/Online

Hear about pioneering developments that are integrating energy efficiency, waste heat, renewable energy, and grid interaction across multiple buildings. This webinar will explore best practices on achieving cost savings and carbon reductions at scale. Speakers: Brad Liljequist and Nick Edney, Catalyst project; Barb Frommell and Laura Rip, National Western Center project; Shanti Pless and Ben […]

Free

Preparing Affordable Housing for New Energy Codes in 2021

Virtual/Online

December 2, 1-2 PM Join HDC and Shift Zero for a discussion on how to prepare for and understand the benefits of the upcoming Seattle and WA State Energy Code changes. We plan to review the code, benefits, costs, incentives, and available technical assistance, with code and energy experts. This webinar will be especially relevant […]

Free

Reaching Climate Goals through Code: Learn about the Proposed Updates to the Seattle Energy Code

Virtual/Online

December 2, 2:30-3:30 PM The City of Seattle is currently in the process of updating the city’s Commercial Energy Code, an important tool to ensure that new commercial and large multifamily buildings are energy efficient and fossil fuel free from the start and for decades to come. During this webinar, Shift Zero members will provide […]

Free

Lighting up Energy Savings with LED Upgrades

Virtual/Online

Replacing lighting with efficient LEDs continues to result in substantial savings for commercial buildings. Join us to hear from three ENERGY STAR partners who have installed LED lighting and realized savings. Bimbo Bakeries will discuss their journey towards installing LED lighting in 80% of their bakeries, with LED lighting installations planned for the remainder of […]

Free

Strategic Energy Management in K-12 Schools

Virtual/Online

In partnership with Puget Sound Energy, the Smart Buildings Center (a project of the Northwest Energy Efficiency Council) brings you an engaging webinar exploring concepts of Strategic Energy Management (SEM) specific to K-12 schools, and the unique characteristics, challenges, and opportunities this sector brings. In this lively panel discussion moderated by Romana Cohen of Stillwater […]

Free

King County Wastewater Treatment Division (WTD) Sewer Heat Recovery Pilot Program Overview

Virtual/Online

Commercial property owners and developers have the opportunity to extract and re-purpose heat energy from sewer pipes through the King County Wastewater Treatment Division’s new Sewer Heat Recovery pilot program. During this webinar, members of the King County WTD Resource Recovery team will provide an overview of the new pilot program and highlight new energy […]

Free

A Beginner’s Guide to Using Portfolio Manager for Benchmarking Law Compliance

Virtual/Online

Are you a building owner who needs to comply with a mandatory benchmarking requirement? Do you have little or no experience using EPA’s Portfolio Manager tool? You’ve come to the right place! This webinar will serve as a beginner’s guide to Portfolio Manager and provide you with all the essential “how-to” information you need to […]

Free

Climate Risk Assessments: Commercial Buildings & Portfolio Resilience

Virtual/Online

Commercial real estate property owners are utilizing unique strategies to protect their assets against extreme weather events by evaluating building sites for resilience. This webinar will explore a variety of strategies to address climate-related risks and identify cost-effective strategies and improvements to protect occupants and assets from short and long-term risk.

Free

Performance-based Targets for Commercial New Construction: The Building Owner’s Perspective

Virtual/Online

This webinar will explore the growing trend of building owners/developers moving toward performance-based energy metrics for new construction projects to achieve superior performing buildings. It will highlight how target setting through an integrative design process and involving all building stakeholders can reduce costs and streamline decision making. Panelists will present the ENERGY STAR lifecycle approach […]

Free

Setting Performance Goals in Portfolio Manager

Virtual/Online

While benchmarking is an important step towards reaching your energy efficiency and sustainability goals, it’s just the beginning! This webinar will show you how EPA’s ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tool can be used to establish and track energy reduction goals across the buildings in your portfolio. Attend this webinar if you’re interested in: • Establishing […]

Free

Using Benchmarking Results to Understand your Building’s Performance

Virtual/Online

Now that you’ve benchmarked, what’s next? Join us to understand how to interpret your results and your building’s performance. Learn how you can take things to the next level with more insights into your building’s performance metrics, and use your data to identify actionable energy and cost saving opportunities! Attend this webinar if you’re interested […]

Free

HVAC Retrofit Approaches for Savings and Returns

Virtual/Online

This webinar will introduce the most common and cost-effective HVAC retrofits being implemented in buildings, including those related to reducing the spread of COVID-19 and other viruses. Speaker: David Ward, President, Energy Engineering and Design, Inc.

$79

Advanced Lighting Technologies

Virtual/Online

This webinar will highlight advanced lighting technologies and the energy savings and occupant productivity benefits they can provide by covering best practices, common pitfalls, and the latest market offerings and trends. Speakers: Chris Wolgamott, Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance; Armando Berdiel, Lighting Design Lab; Doug Paton, DesignLights Consortium

$79

To Efficiency & Beyond! How to Benefit from Benchmarking Compliance with Strategies for Improving your Energy Performance

Virtual/Online

Now that you’ve benchmarked and understand your results, it’s time to work on improving your buildings energy performance. In this session, you’ll learn about low-and-no-cost improvements that can help you reduce energy consumption and save money without significant capital investments. You’ll also learn about a variety of free ENERGY STAR resources that are available to […]

Free

Efficiency through the Clean Buildings Performance Standard

Virtual/Online

Clean Buildings – Getting to Efficiency A four-part webinar series WSU Energy Program no-cost webinars for Resource Conservation Managers, Energy Managers, and Sustainability Managers at public facilities in Washington State (others welcome to attend as space allows) Operations & maintenance (O&M) and energy management plans (EMP) required for the Washington State Clean Buildings Performance Standard […]

Free

Puget Sound EnergyThe Remote Learning Calendar is sponsored by Puget Sound Energy.

If you’re a Puget Sound Energy Commercial Strategic Energy Management customer, check with your PSE Energy Management Engineer for discounted rates to Building Operator Certification events.