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Webinar: Strategic Energy Management in K-12 Schools, Dec 3rd

November 30, 2020 By Britton Rife

Thursday, December 3rd
1:00-2:30 pm PT
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In partnership with Puget Sound Energy, the Smart Buildings Center brings you an engaging webinar exploring concepts of Strategic Energy Management (SEM) specific to K-12 schools, and the unique characteristics, challenges, and opportunities this sector brings. In this lively panel discussion moderated by Romana Cohen of Stillwater Energy, SEM experts will share their on-the-ground experience with overcoming challenges and adopting best practices in K-12 buildings. Attendees will come away with practical resources for implementing strategic energy management in their own school facilities.

Panelists include:

Ilana Cember, McKinstry/Highline School District
Phil Johnson, Seattle Public Schools
Bonnie Meyer, Tacoma Power; formerly Seattle Public Schools, Tacoma Public Schools, and Olympia School District
Jackie Wilson, The Environmental Center

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Webinar: Strategic Energy Management in Local Government Buildings, Nov 18th

November 16, 2020 By Britton Rife

Wednesday, November 18th
1:00 PM Pacific Time
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In partnership with Puget Sound Energy, the Smart Buildings Center (a project of the Northwest Energy Efficiency Council) brings you an engaging webinar exploring concepts of Strategic Energy Management (SEM) specific to local government buildings, and the unique characteristics, challenges, and opportunities this sector brings. In this lively panel discussion, SEM experts will share their on-the-ground experience with overcoming challenges and adopting best practices in local government buildings. Attendees will come away with practical resources for implementing strategic energy management in their own facilities.

Panelists include:

Emma Johnson, Senior Energy Management Analyst for Seattle City Light; formerly Resource Conservation Manager at City of Bellevue
Nicole Laky – Energy and Resource Program Manager for Metro Transit Facilities; formerly Sustainability Specialist for King County Wastewater Division and Resource Conservation Specialist at Seattle Public Schools
Seth McKinney – SEM Specialist, Stillwater Energy; formerly Resource Conservation and Strategic Energy Manager for Pierce County
Kevin Ruuhela – Energy and Resource Conservation Specialist, Snohomish County

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Webinar: Innovation in DCV Strategies: How ATS and Nomad Go Help Customers Increase Energy Efficiency & Improve Sustainability, Nov 18th

November 16, 2020 By Britton Rife

Wednesday, November 18
10:00 AM PST
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Learn how ATS and Nomad Go partner together to utilize building management systems and real-time occupancy data to save energy, reduce emissions, create healthier spaces, and optimize space utilization.

Attend this webinar to learn more about the exciting partnership between ATS and Nomad Go designed to help you make your buildings smarter, more efficient, and more sustainable.

In this webinar, you will learn more about:

How intelligent building design can help your organization dramatically reduce energy costs and energy-related carbon emissions
The innovative design that Nomad Go uses to address these issues
Occupancy-based ventilation strategies
How ATS is using the solution today

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King County Sewer Heat Recovery Program Overview, Dec 8th

November 10, 2020 By Britton Rife

Webinar: Ask the Lighting Experts: Energy Savings Potential from Luminaire Level Lighting Controls and Network Lighting Controls, Nov 12th

November 3, 2020 By Britton Rife

Thursday, November 12th
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
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As LEDs become more and more standard, the industry is turning its eye to next generation lighting technologies to uncover new opportunities for energy savings. Currently, connected lighting comprises less than 1% of all luminaires in the United States, but the Department of Energy (DOE) estimates that it can provide up to one quad of energy savings by 2035. That’s equal to one-fifth the U.S. commercial sector energy use.

A new research study from the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) and DesignLights Consortium (DLC) details how Networked Lighting Control Systems both with and without LLLC (luminaire level lighting controls) can create truly smart buildings with enhanced flexibility and deliver significant energy savings. The 1-year study updates and expands upon previous 2017 research by evaluating nearly 200 systems in building types from educational facilities to warehouses, office buildings and more.

Join us as experts from the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) and Design Lights Consortium (DLC) unveil the results and discuss the study’s implications for the future of commercial lighting. Register here.

Webinar: Advances in Energy/Building Code Development for EV Infrastructure, Oct 28th

October 22, 2020 By Britton Rife

Advances in Energy/Building Code Development for EV Infrastructure
Date: Wednesday October 28, 2020
Time: 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. Pacific Time

Why this topic: In the coming years, many new electric vehicles (EVs) are expected to be purchased and deployed by residents, businesses, and public fleets in Washington. Learn from state and local experts what is currently required, and how future code development and updates can support installation of EV charging infrastructure for these new EVs.

Who should attend?

Everyone is welcome, especially staff from public works and fleets throughout Washington
Planning officials at all levels of government
Energy/building code officials and inspectors
Fiscal managers, accountants, budget writers
Decision-makers in government
Policy makers in government

Host: Jim Jensen, Director, Green Transportation Program

Speakers: Speaker details are provided below

Chuck Murray, Washington Dept. of Commerce
Andrea Pratt, City of Seattle
Kathleen Petrie, King County and the Regional Code Collaboration

How to Participate
This webinar will be presented as a GoToWebinar meeting. Register today using the link below. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information about joining the webinar.

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Featured Speakers

Chuck Murray, Senior Energy Policy Specialist
Washington State Department of Commerce, State Energy Office
Chuck Murray has served the State of Washington for 29 years, providing original field research, project implementation and policy development in the energy efficiency field. Policy development has resulted in state legislation requiring incremental improvements in energy codes stringency, mandatory building energy benchmarking and a first-in-nation existing building efficiency standard. Chuck also helped the Governor’s office craft the EV charging infrastructure legislation included in the building code. Chuck supports development state capital funding for energy efficiency programs, including net zero low-income housing.

Andrea Pratt, Climate & Transportation Policy Advisor
Drive Clean Seattle Program, City of Seattle
Andrea Pratt has worked at the City of Seattle since 2011. In 2014, she authored the City’s Green Fleet Action Plan and managed a successful transition to biodiesel (B20) for over 1,000 fleet vehicles in 2015. Andrea was a lead developer of the Drive Clean Seattle initiative in 2016, which calls for a 50% reduction in fleet emissions by 2025. To that end, she is expanding alternative fuel use including biodiesel and renewable diesel blends, deploying green technology fleet wide and electrifying light-duty vehicles. Andrea manages EV infrastructure expansion, aiming to install over 400 charging stations at dozens of fleet locations, and spearheads green fleet policy and procurement efforts.

Kathleen Petrie, Green Code Specialist
Sustainable Cities, King County
Kathleen Petrie has worked with King County since 2017, where she leads development of the Green Building portion of King County’s 2020 Strategic Climate Action Plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across King County. Kathleen developed zoning, energy and building codes administered by the Permitting Department in close alignment with King County’s 2015 Strategic Climate Action Plan. She helped King County achieve a nationally recognized honor for removing barriers to installing solar energy technologies. When she worked with the City of Seattle, Kathleen founded the Regional Code Collaboration, a collection of jurisdictions from the Puget Sound region sharing expertise and resources to develop building codes and policies that address material, water, energy conservation and sustainable transportation.