Washington State is excited to announce and proclaim that October 30th is Weatherization Day! In his Weatherization Day 2025 Proclamation Governor Bob Ferguson acknowledges the Weatherization … [Read more...]
Commerce awards $14 million for public building energy audits
Buildings audited by county: This map shows the number of audits performed by county across the state. As shown, this funding benefited a wide geographic area. Counties and number of audits … [Read more...]
Draft BEPS Director’s Rule Available For Public Comment
Comments due by July 7 Today, the Seattle Office of Sustainability and Environment (OSE) released the draft Buildings Emissions Performance Standard (BEPS) Director’s Rule. Per Seattle Municipal Code … [Read more...]
BEPS Rulemaking Webinars Announced!
The Seattle Office of Sustainability and Environment (OSE) is hosting two webinars to solicit feedback from stakeholders to inform its drafting of the Building Emissions Performance Standard (BEPS) … [Read more...]
Energy Efficiency is Good For Business!
Energy Efficiency Business Coalition recently published an excellent one-page "leave-behind" report on the benefits of Energy Efficiency. It's an excellent quick reference guide for communications … [Read more...]
Don’t miss our Building Potential Fall Member+ Event, fondly dubbed “Buildings, Ballots, and Beers”!
Join us on Wednesday, November 6th from 4-7pm at the Smart Buildings Center for a fun evening of networking over policy, election, and industry updates. We’ll recap key industry and organizational … [Read more...]
Seattle BEPS Program Updates – July 2024
The Seattle Office of Sustainability & Environment has provided helpful new information regarding the BEPS policy that passed last year. Read on for helpful tips about what the BEP Standard is, … [Read more...]
U.S. Department of Energy Announces Final Rule to Propel Federal Buildings Toward Zero Emissions
As Congress Required, DOE Finalizes Standards That Decrease Emissions for New and Renovated Federal Buildings Across the Nation, Slashing Harmful Carbon Emissions by 2 Million Metric … [Read more...]
U.S. Department of Energy Releases First Ever Federal Blueprint to Decarbonize America’s Buildings Sector
First Comprehensive Federal Strategy Outlines Pathways to Reduce Emissions 90% in Buildings Sector by 2050, Reinforcing President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda to Lower Energy Costs, Improve … [Read more...]
WA Department of Commerce, New Tools for Clean Building Performance Standard
Updated Form F: Life Cycle Analysis (LCCA) Tool available now Form F: Life Cycle Analysis (LCCA) Tool is one of the compliance documents for the Clean Buildings Performance Standard, specifically for … [Read more...]