Taking building energy efficiency to the next level

EE is smart business and a key driver of economic prosperity for the Pacific Northwest. At Smart Buildings Center we’re exploring new energy data analytics and visualization techniques to advance energy efficiency. Our mission is to accelerate the adoption and commercialization of smart building technologies and practices through education and demonstration.

TOOL LIBRARY

Building operators and engineers can borrow hi-tech meters and more.

INNOVATION CENTER

Our space, in Seattle’s Pacific Tower, is available for meetings, events, and trainings.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Building Operator Certification program, Remote Learning Calendar and Library of webinars for building operators and managers.

RESOURCES

New ways of viewing data available with today's advanced energy monitoring tools. Smart + efficient is good business.

Smart Buildings Week, Sept 14-18

In place of the planned in-person Smart Buildings Exchange 2020 event, we are hosting a free Virtual Smart Buildings Week September 14-18, 2020. Each day during the lunch hour, a virtual session crafted from key topics and speaker commitments for our planned in-person event will feature a lively and interactive panel discussion.

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SBC NEWS

PSE Elevate Your Business’s Energy Efficiency Challenge

September 24, 2020

Enter to win a custom grant covering up to 100% of your project with the Elevate your Efficiency Challenge. Invest in energy efficiency, we’ll cover up to 100% Puget Sound Energy’s (PSE) Custom Grants program is launching something exciting for 2020 (we could all use some good news!). The Elevate your Efficiency Challenge is a limited-time-only extension of PSE’s standard custom grants program, which normally offers incentives for energy savings at $0.35 per kWh and $5 per therm, up to […]

Building Tune-Up Accelerator Program – Final Technical Report Published

September 3, 2020

In 2016, as part of its Climate Action Plan, the City of Seattle passed a mandatory Building Tune-Ups requirement (SBTU) for commercial buildings over 50,000 square feet gross floor area, with a focus on optimizing energy and water performance by identifying low or no cost solutions related to building operations and maintenance. The Tune-Up Accelerator (TUA) Program was an opportunity for building owners to meet the requirements early and receive incentives from the utilities for the corrective actions implemented to optimize […]