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USGBC Smart Buildings Summit, 10/26 & 10/27

September 7, 2023 By SBC staff

USGBC is proud to announce this years Smart Buildings Summit taking place October 26th and 27th. Learn more about this exciting event below, you can also register at the link provided or click here to view the USGBC website.

From Oct. 26 to 27, USGBC will host its 2023 Smart Building Summit, bringing together diverse players for conversations around optimization, interoperability and market transformation. Join us with other industry leaders for our second annual event to explore opportunities to advance how smart buildings can support climate, health, equity and resilience.

Today, we’re pleased to share some program updates and announce that early bird registration is live.

Smart Building Summit program preview

We invite you to preview the summit program.

In addition to the sessions below, the summit will present four keynote sessions and host four engaged breakout conversations with attendees. Stay tuned for additional keynote and speaker announcements in the coming weeks.

In all, the summit will provide a possible total of 8 Green Business Certification Inc. and American Institute of Architects continuing education hours to accredited professionals.

9/28 Clean Buildings Symposium

September 5, 2023 By SBC staff

Register now or learn more about Clean Buildings Symposium East, being hosted at Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue 7:30 - 11:30 9/28

Building Owners: Clean Buildings expansion law rulemaking workshop

August 29, 2023 By SBC staff

BUILDING OWNERS, YOU MIGHT BE IMPACTED BY THE NEW LAW: Initially addressing buildings over 50,000 square feet, the 2022 Clean Buildings expansion law added a new second tier (Tier 2) of buildings between 20,000 and 50,000 square feet. Reporting for this new tier is expected to begin July 1, 2027. Buildings over 20,000 square feet include schools, businesses, municipal buildings and multi-family housing.

Don’t miss out – participate in the rulemaking: Register to participate, review the proposed language, and submit comments. The proposed language will be emailed to registrants and later posted on the Clean Buildings webpage. This is your opportunity to provide input to shape energy efficiency requirements and understand the financial incentives offered to assist with compliance.

Workshop #6 – Tier 2 Comprehensive Draft Review (4 session options)

Each session includes a comprehensive review of all proposed rules and feedback we’ve collected throughout the rulemaking process.

Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023 @ 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. PT – VIRTUAL only
Register for Sept. 7 session
Monday, Sept. 11, 2023 @ 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. PT – Virtual or SEATTLE in-person
Register for Sept. 11 session
Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023 @ 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. PT – Virtual or SPOKANE in-person
Register for Sept. 12 session
Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023 @ 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. PT – KENNEWICK in-person only
Register for Sept. 13 session

We hope you can join to provide your perspective, expertise, and insights. If you have questions, you may email the Clean Buildings team at buildings@commerce.wa.gov.

Smart Buildings Exchange 2023 Session Recordings Available!

August 25, 2023 By SBC staff

Last week the third annual Smart Buildings Exchange (SBX) delivered a value-packed three days of conversations focused on the market opportunity for smart buildings and their role in our clean energy future.

The conference kicked off with an Opening Plenary featuring industry leaders discussing strategies to accelerate the pace of making buildings smarter, more efficient and carbon free.

Following the Opening Plenary session were sessions on Grid-Interactive Efficient Buildings, Data in Context, Being Smart About Variable Occupancy, and Moving Beyond Fault Detection & Diagnostics.

The second day of the conference began with a Plenary Session on Smart Approaches for Building Electrification & Carbon Reduction. The day continued with sessions on Independent Data Layer, Building Rating Systems & Certifications, On-Site Renewables & EV Charging, and Indoor Environmental Quality.

The third and final day of the conference focused on Planning Your Strategy for Smart & Efficient Upgrades and was held in-person in Seattle and featured welcome remarks from Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell followed by discussions on how buildings can operate smarter and more efficiently with an aim to eliminate carbon emissions from the built environment.

All SBX session recordings are now available on the Smart Buildings Center YouTube Channel so you can watch any you missed and rewatch any you enjoyed.

Thank you to all sponsors, planning committee members, speakers, and attendees who helped make the event a success!

October 12th, Building Energy NYC!

August 21, 2023 By SBC staff

BuildingEnergy NYC is a conference designed by and for practitioners in the fields of high-performance building and design, energy efficiency, and renewable energy. Conference sessions feature best practices and lessons learned, case studies and proven data, technical how-to’s, emerging technologies, and innovative policies and programs. If you are a professional in the built environment in any stage of your training and career, plan to immerse yourself a day of networking and intensive learning on October 12th, 2023. BuildingEnergy NYC 2023 anticipates offering credits for AIA, BPI, GBCI, PHIUS, RESNET, and NYS Professional Engineer certification. Learn more and register at: nesea.org/benyc23

BuildingEnergy NYC Thursday, October 12th, 2023 Convene 237 Park Avenue, NYC

Conference Theme: Deconstructing Decarbonization

After decades of incremental change, hard work, and some setbacks along the way, we now have the tools, expertise, and capital available to drastically reduce building-related carbon emissions and make a lasting impact in our communities. With new, landmark policy and climate funding initiatives under development, systemic change from the private sector to all levels of government feels more within reach than ever before. Everyone in our field, whether we work in finance, design, construction, or operations, has a role to play. The monumental task to accelerate emissions reduction strategies has inspired this year’s BuildingEnergy NYC conference theme.

Our peer-reviewed conference sessions will break down the decarbonization process from beginning to end, including policy, design, financing, inclusive workforce development, construction, and paths to reaching deeper change at scale. Strategies for decarbonization must not only combat the climate crisis, but must also benefit the people who live in, work out of, and maintain our buildings.

Read more about the conference theme and session selection process here.

BuildingEnergy NYC
Thursday, October 12th, 2023
Convene 237 Park Avenue, NYC

nesea.org/benyc23

Northern California Facilities Expo 9/12 – 9/13

August 18, 2023 By SBC staff

SEPTEMBER 12 (TUE) & 13 (WED), 2023
SANTA CLARA CONVENTION CENTER | SANTA CLARA, CA

SHOW HOURS

TUESDAY, SEP 12		WEDNESDAY, SEP 13
CONFERENCE HOURS:	8:40 AM – 2:40 PM	CONFERENCE HOURS:	8:40 AM – 2:40 PM
EXHIBIT HALL HOURS:	10:00 AM – 3:00 PM	EXHIBIT HALL HOURS:	10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

There’s just under one month until the 42nd annual Northern California Facilities Expo returns to the Santa Clara Convention Center on September 12-13th; and we’re thrilled to update you on all the exciting components they have lined up.

VENUE LOCATION:
SANTA CLARA CONVENTION CENTER
5001 Great America Pkwy
Santa Clara, CA 95054

EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE

Stop by for one of our 16 high-interest conference sessions. Topics include Title 24 Lighting, HVAC, Electrical Safety, Earthquake Preparedness, and case studies on University of California-Berkeley, and Port of San Francisco.

PREVIEW CONFERENCE HERE

FIND SOLUTIONS

With plenty of exhibitors already confirmed, there are products and services for every facility challenge! Our show floor will have exhibits in a wide variety of categories including energy management, HVAC, predictive maintenance, electrical systems, water conservation, lighting, software, safety and many more – staffed by experts who can answer your technical questions.

SEE WHO’S EXHIBITING

NETWORK

The Facilities Expo brings together people from a variety of industries under one roof to have valuable conversations and reconnect with other decision-makers. Here you will meet with other facilities managers, maintenance managers, and energy managers that make up the facilities engineering, MRO and green building communities.

MANAGING GREEN BUILDINGS

The Managing Green Buildings portion of Facilities Expo will help you be up to speed on products and services that can help save energy and water; meet energy and environmental regulations; apply toward LEED, Living Building Challenge or ENERGY STAR certification; qualify your facility for utility rebates, and more.

QUICK LINKS
Register a Friend HERE
Preview Our Conference Agenda HERE
See our Growing Exhibitor List HERE
Learn More about Facilities Expo HERE