During the 2026 Legislative Session, the supplemental capital budget (SSB 6003) was passed, with Section 1024 directing the Washington State Department of Commerce to convene a District Energy Campus … [Read more...]
OSE: 2026 Building Decarbonization Grants, Applications Open Through 8/10
2026 Building Decarbonization Grant Program Now Accepting Applications! The Building Decarbonization Grant program is open to applications through August 10 and will award up to $4 million for … [Read more...]
OSE: 2026 Building Decarbonization Grants
2026 Building Decarbonization Grant Program Now Accepting Applications! The Building Decarbonization Grant program is open to applications through August 10 and will award up to $4 million for … [Read more...]
WA Dept of Commerce: Deadlines for Tier 1 Buildings, Success Stories, and HB1543 Rulemaking
Attention Tier 1 (greater than 220,000 square feet) building owners who haven't started with compliance The compliance deadline for Tier 1 buildings greater than 220,000 square feet is June 1, … [Read more...]
HB1543 rulemaking update: CR-102 filed
Commerce filed the CR-102 for the HB1543 rulemaking on April 09, 2026. The proposed rules and the CR-102 form are available on the Clean Buildings webpage. The form includes: Agency contact … [Read more...]
Happy Weatherization Day 2025!
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...]