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We’re excited to announce our SBX Day 2 Opening Keynote “Accelerating Performance at the Speed of Innovation” | Last Chance for Early-Bird Pricing!
Megan Owen, Senior Vice President of Strategy and Markets at McKinstry, will deliver an opening keynote that focuses on the changing landscape for building owners and managers and how cost pressure, resilience, risk, security, operational complexity, and AI are reshaping expectations for smart buildings.
Megan’s insightful strategic approach is defined by never-ending curiosity and the ability to visualize and champion development and direction for McKinstry and its clients. With a focus on market strategy across all McKinstry operations, Megan’s experience and leadership have led to complex high-profile projects and advancements in climate and energy policy across the country. By establishing and strengthening market strategy, sales enablement, marketing and government affairs, Megan has shaped McKinstry’s go-to-market approaches to ensure success and client satisfaction.
Prior to joining McKinstry, Megan served as former Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire’s director of King County outreach. In this role, she united public and private entities around common interests. Her passion for stakeholder engagement and removing climate harm from the built environment is shared beyond McKinstry through nonprofit support and service. She currently serves on the board of directors of the NW Energy Coalition.
Stay tuned for more exciting speaker announcements soon!
The early-bird registration deadline is August 15th. Register now to join us at the event on November 9th & 10th and save!
BOC earns Energy Skilled Recognition from DOE
We’re spreading the word! Our friends at Seattle Office of Sustainability and Environment have a new reporting portal and compliance tool for 2026 energy data!
New Seattle Building & Energy Portal Now Available for Building Reporting
The Seattle Building & Energy Portal is now live for Energy Benchmarking reporting. Current features can help building owners and representatives submit outstanding 2025 Energy Benchmarking data and get you ready for future building reporting requirements. BEPS compliance features and guidance will roll out in early 2027.
Reminders about the new Building & Energy Portal:
- Portal resource page now available: Visit the new Portal resource page at seattle.gov/building-and-energy-portal. This is where you’ll go to log in to and learn about the new Portal, access user guides, track compliance reporting deadlines, and more.
- Seamless transition with ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager®: The Portal syncs with building owners’ existing ESPM accounts. It will become your central spot for compliance, reporting, and technical assistance for Energy Benchmarking and BEPS.
- Changes to benchmarking compliance process: All covered buildings will now need to use the new Building & Energy Portal to comply with Energy Benchmarking for 2026 by June 1, 2027.
- Portal access codes coming soon: The City of Seattle will send notification letters to all building owners later this year. These letters will have custom claim codes to link your buildings and set up more users in your Portal account, helping you prepare for benchmarking reports due in 2027 and for future BEPS reporting.
Access the Portal and find Portal resources
Confirm Your Compliance Status with the Compliance Look-Up Tool
You can now use the new Compliance Look-Up Tool to confirm your compliance status for reporting 2025 energy benchmarking data that was due on June 1, 2026.
Look up your building’s Energy Benchmarking compliance status
Reminder: Submit Outstanding 2025 Benchmarking Data Through the New Building & Energy Portal
Buildings that still need to report 2025 data must submit their data under the new compliance process in the Seattle Building & Energy Portal. The City of Seattle will reach out directly to non-compliant building owners to share instructions for getting started and resources to understand benchmarking process changes.
Updates to Seattle Energy Benchmarking Map
The Seattle Energy Benchmarking Map underwent some changes as part of the Building & Energy Portal roll-out, and data is now updated in real time. Compliance status, benchmarking data, and customized building performance reports are now available through Data Year 2025.
