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WA Dept of Commerce: Qualified Contractor Network Webinar 1/14

December 11, 2024 By SBC staff

Dept of Commerce is inviting YOU to their Qualified Contractor Network Webinar on 1/14 from  12:30 – 1:30PM. Details follow:

Are you a contractor interested in residential projects? The Department of Commerce’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Home Energy Rebate Programs have $165 million to help homeowners improve their homes with weatherization and high-efficiency appliances — and we’re seeking skilled contractors to make it happen!

Join us for a webinar on January 14, 2025,12:30-1:30 p.m., to learn how the program works and how to join the QCN. You’ll learn how residents will locate QCN contractors in their area, financial incentives available for contractors, and how contractors get paid.

Register Now

The Qualified Contractor Network (QCN) will become a statewide list of residential contractors qualified to work on IRA home energy rebate projects. Contractors must be members of the QCN to work on these projects. We are seeking:

  • Electricians
  • Plumbers
  • HVAC/heat pump technicians
  • Home insulators and air sealers
  • Home energy auditors

Register on Zoom and include questions for the Commerce team to answer during the webinar. The webinar recording and presentation will be provided to registrants afterward.

Filed Under: Education & Training, Webinars

12/12 NEEA/BetterBricks Present: Cracking the Codes: The Present and Future of Northwest Energy Code

November 20, 2024 By SBC staff

Cracking the Codes: The Present and Future of Northwest Energy Code

December 12 / 9-10 am PST

Nick O’Neil, PE, LEED, AP, Energy 350

Get to know the similarities and differences of the two primary commercial energy codes used as the basis for state energy codes in the Northwest—ASHRAE 90.1 and IECC. Along with an overview of current energy codes, webinar attendees will learn how codes will likely change in the future, and how the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance’s (NEEA) Market Transformation programs and initiatives can tie into future code provisions. Specific topics will include:

  • The general process and timeline for updating energy codes
  • Key differences between how states develop and utilize energy codes
  • How NEEA is involved in energy code development in the Northwest and elsewhere

 

Event listing and registration details

More info at LinkedIn event post to engage with and/or repost

Filed Under: Webinars

12/12 Info Session: Puget Sound Energy’s (PSE) Clean Buildings Accelerator Program

November 20, 2024 By SBC staff

Puget Sound Energy would like to invite you to their Clean Buildings Accelerator Program online info session.

Join us virtually on December 12th at 11:00 a.m. to discover how PSE’s Clean Buildings Accelerator program can support your customers in meeting the requirements of the WA Clean Buildings Act. This program offers a pathway to compliance combined with strategic energy management tools and resources.

We encourage you to attend, learn about our program, and help raise awareness about the law with your customers. By joining our program, you’ll have the opportunity to collaborate with your customers and PSE on energy-saving projects, ultimately helping them achieve their energy goals. RSVP here.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Filed Under: Webinars

11/21: Class is in Session: How Schools Are Engaging Staff and Students around Energy Efficiency®

November 18, 2024 By SBC staff

11/21: 2PM – 3PM EST

REGISTER

With rising fuel and energy costs, day-to-day attention to energy usage is needed now more than ever. Join this webinar to hear from two award-winning school districts:

• Pinellas County Schools will show how adding an Energy Use Intensity-based (EUI-based) Incentive Program has helped them take control of their energy usage, improve program participation across local schools, and reward efforts made at each site. They will discuss how to design participation classes, how to select a target EUI, and the appropriation of funds.
• Gresham-Barlow School District will give an overview of its Advanced Energy Management (AEM) Energy Champions program. This innovative program employs local high-school students in a paid internship in which they actively support the AEM Shutdown with ENERGY STAR program, an audit-based program for commercial buildings that identifies when to power down non-essential equipment after hours, cutting energy waste.

Speakers:

• Clint Herbic, Chief Operations Officer, Pinellas County Schools (Florida)
• Terry Taylor, Director of Facilities, Gresham-Barlow School District (Oregon)

 

Filed Under: Webinars

Seattle Clean Buildings Accelerator: Multifamily Webinar 12/17

November 14, 2024 By SBC staff

The Seattle Clean Buildings Accelerator will hold a webinar specifically for multifamily buildings who need to comply with the city and state emissions and energy building standards.

Did you know that multifamily buildings larger than 20,000 square feet will need to comply with the Seattle Building Emissions Performance Standard (Seattle BEPS) and Washington Clean Buildings Performance Standard (WA CBPS)?

Join this webinar to learn more about:

  • Multifamily requirements and timeline for Seattle BEPS and WA CBPS
  • Energy and emissions benchmarking
  • Buildings emissions basics
  • Tenant engagement
  • Funding and incentives

Register now to save your spot! 

The City of Seattle’s Office of Sustainability & Environment (OSE) is offering this webinar with support from the Seattle Clean Buildings Accelerator program implementer, Stillwater Energy.

Questions? Email: [email protected]

Filed Under: Webinars

Free, Online Demand Flexibility Learning with AESP & The U.S.D.O.E.

November 8, 2024 By SBC staff

AESP's and DOE's FLEX Program

Brought to you by AESP and the U.S. Department of Energy, Demand flexibility is the heartbeat of our future grid. It is the coordinated manipulation of energy consumption and production across grid devices on a massive scale while maintaining livability and comfort standards. AESP is now offering free, online courses that are convenient, and designed for tomorrow’s energy efficiency leaders.

 

Elevate your expertise with FLEX’s accredited online courses! Dive into demand flexibility, exploring water heaters, lighting, HVAC systems, and cutting-edge distributed energy resources (DERs) like solar, battery storage, and EVSE. Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, FLEX FLEX’s 3-course series offers flexible learning modules, and equips tomorrow’s workforce with skills for grid-interactive energy technologies. Whether designing customer offerings or engaging with these resources as grid assets, FLEX is your gateway to mastering the future of energy. Ideal for Energy Efficiency and DER Professionals, Electric Utilities Staff, and more. Seize the opportunity to maximize the value of flexible loads as both a grid asset and a customer asset. Enroll now for a brighter, sustainable future!

FLEX PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Demand flexibility is the heartbeat of our future grid. It is the coordinated manipulation of energy consumption and production across grid devices on a massive scale while maintaining livability and comfort standards.

Through demand flexibility, we can move energy production and demand into greater alignment, which reduces the need for costly infrastructure investments in transmission and central generation. It makes the most of existing resources, saves the grid money, and saves the consumer money.

In this guide, we will outline best practices to promote the FLEX program.

You can find this training and more on our webpage: smartbuildingscenter.org/education-training/remote-learning-library

Filed Under: Education & Training, Resources, Webinars

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