Smart Buildings Center

Don't miss the SBX 2024 session on Grid-Interactive Efficient Buildings (GEBs) as a Utility Resource. This panel will discuss the efforts by a number of utility leaders across the US in deploying demand flexibility/GEBs as a central strategy for their future. Register for free at https://lnkd.in/g6rTfhYt! #sbx2024 #smartbuildings #electrification #decarbonization #gridinteractiveefficientbuildings

The heat is here! 🥵☀️ Are your buildings ready? FEA has put together a Summer Maintenance Checklist for Facility Managers which can help you be ready when temperatures hit record highs. Make sure your building can beat the heat and keep your customers cooooool and comfortable. 😎 https://lnkd.in/gn7sgADQ

Don’t miss the virtual SBX Opening Plenary on August 27th featuring Jigar Shah (DOE) and an elite panel of experts discussing the public, private and tax credit resources that will catalyze the decarbonization of the built environment. Register for free at https://lnkd.in/g6rTfhYt #sbxconference #sbx2024 #smartbuildings #electrification #decarbonization

Have you checked out AESP's FREE online FLEX courses? Thanks to the Department of Energy these courses are free, convenient and accessible to all! Each course is about 2 hours long and is available on your schedule! Check it out at the link below. https://lnkd.in/gnF6-s_J

Clean Buildings Incentive Program – Bellevue & Issaquah The Cities of Bellevue and Issaquah are helping large buildings (20,000+ sf) to reduce energy use, save on costs, and comply with WA State Clean Buildings Law. Free building energy services include energy benchmarking, scoping assessments, incentive navigation, and compliance reporting support – an estimated $18,000 value.  For more info: https://lnkd.in/dPvvqyKP Sign-up today: Bellevue: https://lnkd.in/g3fGMCSJ Issaquah: https://lnkd.in/d5hRu-dh

Opportunities for improving building efficiency can be found in unexpected places. Download this case study from CLEAResult detailing how retrofitting backup generators with Hotstart high efficiency heat pumps for engine heating reduces annual kilowatt draw and energy costs by up to 75%. Just one more item to check on building efficiency audit lists! https://lnkd.in/gTAF6xZm

Join the conversation about the role of smart buildings in the clean energy economy August 27-29 at the #SmartBuildingsExchange hosted by the Smart Buildings Center. This free, three-day virtual & in-person event will feature interactive panel discussions and case study presentations on building electrification & decarbonization efforts, grid-interactive efficient buildings, smart technologies for resiliency & security, optimizing buildings for hybrid work environments and more. Register for free today! https://lnkd.in/gX5dMkbb #sbxconference #sbx2024 #smartbuildings #electrification #decarbonization

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 ⬇

Join University of Washington Integrated Design Lab's Heather Burpee and Christopher Meek, and Solarc Energy Group's Mike Hatten, for a free webinar—Get Your Building in Order: The Value of Strategic Sequencing. Using data from recent Northwest case studies, this one-hour webinar will help you learn how to strategically sequence building upgrades to maximize energy savings and long-term building value. Register here: https://hubs.la/Q02wXJ2Z0

Congratulations to our April students! We're proud to share that so many of you got your credentials in April. Way to spring into learning! May is only just getting started, MAY-be you're starting your BOC learning journey too? You can find more details on how to be celebrated in a post just like this one here: https://lnkd.in/gj_nxpd6