The following piece by Sharon Lee appeared in the Seattle Times on December 23, 2021. My No. 1 job as executive director of the Low Income Housing Institute is to provide affordable housing for … [Read more...]
Seattle City Light WA Clean Buildings Bill Survey
Seattle City Light Needs Your Input on Washington Clean Buildings! Own or manage a commercial building 50,000 sq. ft or larger? Please take a quick, anonymous survey to help us understand your … [Read more...]
Washington Department of Commerce Listening Sessions
The WA Department of Commerce is hosting three “listening sessions,” to gather feedback on their Energy Retrofits for Public Buildings program (formerly the EE Grants program). The sessions are … [Read more...]
Rebuilding as a Community in K-12 Schools: COVID and Beyond
Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2-3pm Register In this interactive webinar sponsored by Puget Sound Energy and hosted by Smart Buildings Center, panelists with expertise in Strategic Energy Management (SEM) in … [Read more...]
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan Announces New Executive Order to Drastically Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Executive Order directs City departments to implement new carbon-based building performance standards, expand transit access and Healthy Streets, and advance clean energy workforce development On … [Read more...]
Building Decarbonization and the Future of Washington State
November 16, 2021 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Register Join the Puget Sound ASHRAE Government Affairs Committee and Washington Society of Professional Engineers for a panel discussion on decarbonization in … [Read more...]
Save the Date! Understanding the Clean Buildings Standard
Three paths, two options, one outcome. The Clean Buildings Act of 2019 is one measure Washington State is taking to improve building operational efficiency. Propelling buildings to targeted … [Read more...]
2021 Northwest Power Plan: Your Voice Matters! webinar #1 today at 12 pm
The following announcement is from the NW Energy Coalition. To learn more about the 2021 Northwest Power Plan and how to get involved, please join the NW Energy Coalition for one of two upcoming … [Read more...]
Roadmap to Cap & Invest Implementation
Now that the Climate Commitment Act has passed, how will the state of Washington implement this historic climate change policy? Please join Clean & Prosperous Washington for a discussion with the … [Read more...]
The Growing Impact of Building Performance Standards
The following is an article by Ryan Freed with the Institute for Market Transformation The consequences of continued warming of the climate are well-known and devastating, but while U.S. … [Read more...]