Building Potential

Webinar: Energy Efficiency and More: Benefits of Small Building Controls for Retail Buildings
2024-04-25 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom
Join this webinar to hear about the benefits of HVAC controls for retail buildings, from a chain of country clubs and a retail skin care brand. Improved controls are proven to reduce energy waste by 10%-20% and improve occupant comfort. Presenters will share their approach to upgrading controls, the benefits they’ve experienced, and the lessons learned along the way. This webinar will also include a brief summary of the findings from the first year of the DOE-sponsored Smarter Small Buildings Campaign.
Webinar Registration – Zoom

Clean & Affordable Energy Conference
2024-05-07 08:00 - 19:00 | The Grove Hotel, 245 S Capitol Blvd, Boise, ID, 83702
Join the NW Energy Coalition on May 7 in Boise for its Spring Conference! Network with peers in the clean energy community and hear from expert panelists on the pressing energy issues in our region. Panelists will discuss next steps in salmon recovery and replacing the energy services on the lower Snake River dams, how new opportunities in markets and transmission can benefit Northwest communities, and protecting customers and communities as the region decarbonizes. We hope to see you there!

Efficiency Exchange (EFX)
2024-05-14 08:00 - 2024-05-15 17:00 | Coeur d’Alene Resort, Coeur d'Alene, ID
EFX is the premier networking and learning conference for energy efficiency professionals from across the Northwest brought to you by the Bonneville Power Administration, NEEA and the Northwest Power and Conservation Council. Regional and national attendees from public and private utilities, consulting and research firms, and government and non-profit organizations come together to learn and connect to help the region more effectively achieve its energy efficiency goals.

Webinar: Efficient Large Boiler Systems
2024-05-30 11:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
On May 30th, 2-3pm EST (11-12 PST), the Space Conditioning team and guest speakers will present detailed examples of efficient large boiler systems in the field. We will talk about system components, performance, challenges, and successes. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions, and we invite you to join the discussion.
Register here!

Webinar: Barriers to and Progress Towards More Interoperable Building Systems
2024-06-12 11:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
Achieving the energy efficiency potential of advanced building systems has long required the use of controls. However, controls require data, as do other software applications that enable, for example, space utilization analytics or grid-responsiveness. The configuration of such applications – that is, the matching of data sources to software needs, has long been time and cost intensive, and thus a barrier to deployment. Sematic interoperability standards can reduce these barriers, and several such standards are currently being finalized or updated. Join this webinar to learn about recent progress and suggestions for how building managers might leverage them when procuring new equipment or making upgrades from Michael Poplawski at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
Speakers: Michael Poplawski, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

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Building Potential Member+ Meeting
2024-11-06 16:00 - 19:00 | Smart Buildings Center, 1200 12th Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98144
Please join us for our annual Building Potential Member+ Meeting on Wednesday, November 6th from 4-7pm at the Smart Buildings Center! Similar to last year, this will be a fun social event with pizza and beverages, and we will also use the meeting to discuss regional program and policy topics relevant to the Pacific Northwest market opportunities for building energy use decarbonization, energy efficiency, GEBs, and other related topics. Please RSVP at the link below and save the date on your calendar. We’ll be in touch soon to share additional details about the event!
Please RSVP here

Clean & Affordable Energy Conference
2024-11-13 08:00 - 19:00 | University of Washington – Husky Union Building (HUB) South Ballroom, 4001 E Stevens Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98195
Don’t miss the Clean & Affordable Energy Conference, hosted by the NW Energy Coalition!
November 13, 2024
8:00am – 5:00pm
The University of Washington HUB – Seattle, WA
Clean Energy Awards Reception
November 13, 2024
5:00pm – 7:00pm
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Join the NW Energy Coalition on November 13 in Seattle for the fall Clean & Affordable Energy Conference! Hear the latest on energy issues in our region and learn from peers’ experiences within the clean energy transition in a tabletop discussion. Expert panelists will discuss how to support energy affordability as we make needed investments and upgrades to decarbonize our economy, the successes and opportunities in advancing Tribal energy projects, and the movement to connect the West in an independently governed energy market including the “hot off the press” new Pathways Initiative governance proposal to be released in early November.
Stick around afterwards for the Clean Energy Awards Reception from 5pm – 7pm at the HUB.
