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Startups and Their Impacts on Smart Buildings

January 24, 2019 By SBC

According to research done by Memoori (a Smart Buildings Research organization), there have been over 600 active new entrants in the smart buildings commercial sector since 2009. Memoori has recently published a report that demonstrates the critical contribution that Startups are making to the introduction of innovation in the Smart Buildings space.

According to Memoori, 2018 has proved to be a record year for investment, with over $2.4 billion invested in startups in the smart buildings sector. This shows increased confidence by investors in the sector and indicates the positive response that companies are receiving for their products and services in the market.

The report provides a comprehensive evaluation of startup companies in the smart buildings space. Among the 64 charts provided in the full report, Memoori identifies some interesting analytics such as the Top 5 Segments by Number of Startups (BIoT platforms contains the most startups since 2009), as well as the Top 15 Startups by Total Funding (with View Dynamic Glass as the leader in investment funding).

A summary of the report is available here, and the full report is available for purchase here.

NEEA Strategic Plans (2020-2024) Approved

January 24, 2019 By SBC

The below text is directly from www.neea.org.

NEEA operates on 5-year plans and has just concluded a two-year collaborative outreach process in developing the Business and Strategic Plans for the next cycle, beginning in 2020.

On behalf of its Board of Directors, staff and stakeholders across the region, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) is pleased to present its 2020-2024 Strategic and Business Plans. NEEA’s Board has unanimously approved these plans after a two-year collaborative outreach process, establishing the alliance’s primary purpose: To pool resources and share risks to transform the market for energy efficiency to the benefit of consumers in the Northwest.

The Plan incorporates both electric and natural gas market transformation efforts expands the metrics for measuring alliance success and builds on regional research efforts such as the groundbreaking End Use Load Research study, which will inform future, data-driven energy efficiency planning in the region. And, by providing flexibility in how the alliance transforms markets to realize the full benefits of energy efficiency as the Northwest’s least-cost resource, the Plan paves the way for sustained market change moving forward.

Click here for a full copy of the 2020 – 2024 Strategic and Business Plans

Resource Conservation Manager Openings at DES

January 24, 2019 By SBC

The Washington State Department of Enterprise Services (DES) is hiring two Resource Conservation Managers (RCMs) to provide comprehensive energy and utility management services for public sector clients. The positions are part of the RCM program team, whose goal is to help clients reduce energy, carbon emissions, and operational costs.

Closing date is January 31, 2019. Clink on the link below for more information.

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/washington/jobs/2303890/resource-conservation-manager

Beyond BIM – Technology Enabled Building Operations

January 8, 2019 By SBC

Join McKinstry and Lean Construction on January 16th to hear an expert panel discuss technology enabled operation of buildings. Topics will include leveraging the Building Information Model after building occupancy, how augmented reality can enhance operations, real-time analytics of building systems, and how IoT will impact buildings and our future.

Speakers:B. Rimes Mortimer – Microsoft- Rimes Mortimer is the General Manager, Applied Innovation team within Microsoft Digital – a newly formed Microsoft organization designed to help customers define and implement their digital transformations. In his role, Mortimer leads a global team specifically focused on creating highly innovative solutions with customers and partners using emerging technologies, like IoT, Blockchain, Machine learning, AI, and Mixed Reality (Hololens) to accelerate new growth areas of opportunity for Microsoft.

Mark King – Autodesk – It’s no secret every construction project is buried in thousands of documents and managing that information is difficult. Come learn how a fresh approach combined with new innovation is helping builders overcome this industry-wide pain so they can perform better, with fewer resources. Brian will take a pragmatic approach to exploring the innovation wave hitting the Construction Industry including sharing tips on sifting through new innovation and best practices for deploying new technology.

John SanGiovanni – John SanGiovanni has more than two decades of experience as an entrepreneur and inventor. John has authored more than 20 patents in the areas of augmented reality, wearable hardware systems, and UI, many of which have subsequently been licensed or purchased by Apple, Microsoft, and others. John will provide an overview of how Virtual and Augmented Reality will transform Facilities/Owner Training in new and impactful ways.

Hendrik Van Hemert – McKinstry – Hendrik Van Hemert oversees PNW technical service offerings for McKinstry. These offerings include active energy management, powerED, M&V. and Issue Management. Hendrik will share how the explosion of data in the operations of the built environment is setting the stage for a digital market transformation. He will outline barriers to faster adoption of technology in facility operations and explain how a dearth of foundational knowledge has limited the impact and scale of smart buildings to date.

Doug Moore – McKinstry – Moderator – Doug Moore is president of McKinstry and will moderate the panel conversation. In his work, Doug is highly engaged in the significant disruption underway that is industrializing the design, delivery and operation of buildings.

For more information and to register, click here.

Lighting Design Lab Spring 2019 Classes

January 8, 2019 By SBC

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Introduction to Daylighting Design (Level 100) – $30

An introduction to daylighting basics, and simple rules of thumb to maximize available visible daylight within the built environment while minimizing potential solar heat gain.

January 29, 1-3pm: Everett
January 28, 10-noon: Tacoma*
January 30, 3-5pm: Seattle

Promoting Energy Efficiency (Level 100) – $30

Explore tools and techniques for promoting energy efficient design, quality, and tenant comfort.

January 29, 3-5pm: Everett
January 28, 1-3: Tacoma*
January 30, 1-3pm: Seattle

Effective Office Lighting (Level 200) – $30

This class will take the fundamental design principles, and help you apply the new tools to achieve a successful office design.

February 27, 10-noon: Seattle
March 6, 10-noon: Everett

Advanced Lighting Controls (Level 300) – $120

This 2-day class is an interactive, hands-on workshop. Space is limited to 24 participants.

February 21-22, 8am-4pm: Seattle

Lighting for Schools K-12 Workshop (Level 300) – $60

This 4-hour, hands-on workshop will focus in on learning environments and current research regarding daylighting and lighting controls in the school environment.

April 11, 1-5pm: Seattle

Professional CEUs available for all classes.

*Lunch will be provided for students participating in both Fundamentals classes on January 28^th in Tacoma. Space is limited to 20 participants.

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