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2023 Powerful Facility Energy Conference
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CALL FOR SPEAKERS
You are invited to submit a proposal for consideration to speak at the 

Powerful Facility Energy Conference 2023
March 16, 2023
Lynnwood Convention Center, Lynnwood, WA

Submission Deadline: Friday, August 26, 2022

Puget Sound Energy, Seattle City Light, Snohomish County PUD and the International Facility Management Association/Seattle Chapter will host the Powerful Facility Energy Conference 2023 (PFEC 2023) for commercial building owners and managers, building operations and engineering staff, architects, and engineers. Breakout sessions will feature speakers and panel discussions on practical energy solutions and strategies to improve energy performance and operational cost savings. 

The following topics are suggested, but you may submit other topics that may benefit the PFEC 2023 attendees:  

SUGGESTED PRESENTATION TOPICS:
Benchmarking
Building Technologies – Light Fidelity
Clean Buildings Law: Updates, Audits, Utility Support, and Specifics
Electrification and Decarbonization
Facility Management - Tips and trends
Fuel Switching
HVAC New Technology and Best Practices
Lighting New Technology and Best Practices
Lighting Controls New Technology and Best Practices
2020 NEC Code
2021 WA State Energy Code
Workforce Development and Training

All presentations must be educational and have learning objectives. If your company is a product manufacturer or representative firm selling a product, the presentation must be non-commercial in content. CEU approved presentation (via a certified organization) would be preferred. Selected speakers will receive complimentary conference registration which includes all sessions, food and beverage offerings, and access to the speaker room. 

Speaker selection notices will be sent by Friday, October 7, 2022.
Presentation summary, speaker bio, and headshot will be due by Friday, November 11, 2022.

Speaker final presentations will be due Friday, February 17, 2023.

Proposals should include your name, company, email, phone, short bio, number of years’ experience in subject matter, and previous speaking engagements.

Please email your information and proposal (500 words or less) to the PFEC 2023 planning committee to [email protected] no later than Friday, August 26, 2022.

Smart Buildings Exchange Conference
Date: August 22-24, 2022
Time: 8:45 AM - 2:30 PM (Monday & Tuesday)
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM (Wednesday)
Location: Virtual & In-Person
A three-day hybrid conference connecting participants to the latest information and technologies in the smart buildings industry and showcasing smart buildings projects and initiatives in the U.S.

Learn more about the conference here.
Upcoming Events
Smart Buildings Center (SBC) Offers Help Desk Assistance for Clean Buildings Performance Standards 
The Smart Buildings Center offers a technical assistance helpdesk to support facility personnel responsible for their building's compliance with the Washington State Clean Buildings Performance Standard. The utility-sponsored helpdesk offers coaching during office hours via phone, virtual meetings, and email. 
Benchmarking & Tune-Ups News
Understand Your Building’s Path to Carbon Neutral
Buildings are one of the largest and fastest growing sources of climate pollution in Seattle, responsible for more than one-third of our greenhouse gas emissions. To help building owners get started, OSE has developed new case studies, most of which include cost estimates. Explore the case studies and learn more here.
If you want to understand your building's energy profile, explore our building energy performance map and custom reports.  
Enhanced Energy and Emissions Reports Now Available for 2020 Benchmarking Data
2020 data is now available online at Seattle Energy Benchmarking Map where users can explore building energy performance data and custom reports for Seattle’s 3,600 largest commercial and multifamily properties.

New or improved building report features include:

  • Summary Comparison – A summary of how a building’s energy and emissions performance compared to similar buildings for the year.
  • WA Clean Buildings – For commercial buildings over 50,000 square feet, an estimate of the building’s target EUI for Washington state's Clean Building Performance Standard using recent benchmarking data.
  • Climate Pollution from Energy Use – An update of where a building’s emissions come from and how to start moving towards a path to carbon neutral.
ENERGY BENCHMARKING:
(Non-residential and Multifamily Buildings 20,000 SF+)
89% of Buildings Compliant for 2021 Annual Reporting
 
Congratulations to the more than 3,200 Seattle building owners that submitted complete and accurate 2021 energy performance data. Warning Letters have been sent to non-compliant building owners. Building owners have until October 1, 2022, to submit an accurate benchmark report before penalties are assessed. More information on enforcement process and fines here.

Still Need to Benchmark?

To be in compliance, your building’s Portfolio Manager account must be:

  • Updated with current space use details and accurate energy meter data. If you have a multifamily building, you will need to correct default data values auto assigned by EPA in 2021. 
  • Updated Portfolio Manager contact information. 
  • Able to generate a 2021 December ending Energy Use Intensity (EUI) and ENERGY STAR® score (if available), and
  • Successfully shared with the City of Seattle Annual Reporting Portfolio Manager account.

Once you have completed all the required steps to make annual updates and share your 2021 benchmark report, you can check your building’s compliance status on the Seattle Benchmarking Compliance Portal. Make sure to check out our COVID FAQ if your building use has been impacted by COVID.
 
HELP DESK: [email protected] | 206-727-8484
Building Tune-Ups
Cohort 4 Buildings Reach 80% Compliance

Congratulations to the owners and Tune-Up Specialists representing Cohort 4 buildings (50,000 – 69,999 SF) for meeting the Tune-Up requirement by the April 1 deadline enforcement deadline. About 90% have completed a Tune-Up and implemented required corrective actions, achieved alternative compliance through demonstrating high performance (80%) - or have a one-year extension in place (11%). In May, 29 Notice of Violations were issued to building owners of non-compliant Cohort 4 buildings. Most owners are actively working to complete their tune-up and anticipate achieving compliance before the deadline of October 1, 2022.

Learn more about Tune-Ups enforcement and the appeals process.
Second Compliance Cycle

The second cycle of compliance for Tune-Ups starts in 2023. Buildings in the first cohort (over 200,000 sf of nonresidential space) should be planning for action now.
Some commonly asked questions about the second cycle:

How will the State Clean Buildings requirements impact Tune-Ups compliance?

See our FAQs and reach out to our help desk if you have questions

When will claim codes be ready in the compliance portal?

Claim codes are ready now – if you’d like to get started, please email us at [email protected] and ask for you claim code. Claim letters will be sent to building owners this summer.

How does COVID impact alternative compliance?

Many alternative compliance pathways do not allow changes in occupancy to account for low EUIs, EUI reductions, or high ENERGY STAR scores. If you’re planning to apply for alternative compliance for the second cycle and aren’t sure if you qualify, reach out to our help desk for a consultation.

HELP DESK [email protected] or 206-727-8863
Other Building News:

King County C-Pacer Financing Available – The Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy + Resiliency (C-PACER) is an innovative financing mechanism to help commercial, industrial, agricultural, and multifamily buildings become more efficient and resilient. Learn more at: kingcounty.gov/PACE
Seattle IFMA Committee Outreach
Interested in getting involved with a Seattle IFMA Committee?


Need more information? Contact the email below!

Fawn Wilson, Executive Director
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Career Center
Did you know that the Greater Seattle Chapter of IFMA has a Career Center page on the NEW website where you can post your resume and and any Employment Opportunities that you and your company might have available? Are you searching for the perfect position in the Facility Management field? Look no further.....
Career Opportunities, Jobs, Resumes

The text of your listing should be within the body of the e-mail, and should not exceed approximately 75 words. We reserve the right to edit all submissions to fit formatting requirements.

  • IFMA Members: The service is FREE to IFMA Seattle members. The resume or employment opportunity will be posted on the website and in the monthly newsletter.
  • IFMA Non-Members: You may also send in job postings. If the job is for a facility manager or facility support, the service is free to non-members as well.

If the company is not a member and the position is not a facility job (i.e. sales, real estate), it is $50 for each job post on the website.

All listings are retained for 60 days; to extend this period, please resubmit upon expiration.

Note that for resume listings, you must be a current IFMA member. It will remain on the website for 60 days. Your resume may be part of the e-mail itself, or sent as an PDF.

With your Employment Opportunity submission, you are giving Seattle IFMA permission to advertise on any Greater Seattle Chapter social media platform as well as in our monthly "New You Can Use" mass emails.

To submit a job listing or resume, please send an e-mail to [email protected].
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