Smart Buildings Exchange
2021-08-24 08:45 - 2021-08-25 14:15 (America/Los_Angeles)
Throughout the built environment, new technologies are connecting building systems and occupants in ways that generate new and exciting opportunities. From enabling buildings to perform for occupants and owners in previously unimaginable ways, to leveraging buildings to accelerate smart cities and the clean energy transition for a cleaner and healthier planet, the opportunities are countless and inspiring. The Smart Buildings Exchange brings together the key audiences to challenge the hype, bear witness to the innovation, and explore the business case for accelerating the adoption and commercialization of smart buildings technologies and practices.

Virtual Smart Buildings Week
2020-09-14 12:00 - 2020-09-18 13:00 | Zoom
In place of the planned in-person Smart Buildings Exchange 2020 event, the Smart Buildings Center is hosting a free Virtual Smart Buildings Week September 14th-18th, 2020. Each day during the lunch hour, a virtual session crafted from key topics and speaker commitments for our planned in-person event will feature a lively and interactive panel discussion as outlined below. Registration for the first three virtual sessions on September 14th, 15th and 16th is now open and details for a fourth and fifth session on September 17th & 18th will be announced soon. These one-hour sessions each qualify for 1 Building Operator Certification (BOC) credential maintenance point and 0.10 IACET CEUs towards the renewal of industry certifications, certificates and licenses including but not limited to AIA, PE, LEED, IFMA, ASHRAE, and AEE.

Why Smart Buildings? Creating a Compelling Business Case
2019-09-17 11:30 - 16:00 | Pacific Tower, 1200 12th Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98144
Join the Smart Buildings Center on September 17th, 2019 for a seated lunch event in its series, Why Smart Buildings. Hear from a panel of experts on their individual perspectives and experiences with smart buildings. Each panelist will talk about their reasoning behind investing in smart building technologies. Learn about the advantages of smart technologies beyond building performance, and how leveraging smart technologies to enhance the user experience can improve your bottom line.
Hear first-hand accounts of various smart projects throughout the region that are not only cost-effective but also maximize business competitiveness and productivity while having the added benefit of reducing operational costs and improving asset value. After the lunch, come downstairs to the Smart Buildings Center for a Tool Lending Library Open House.
September 17th, 2019
11:30am – 2pm
Pacific Tower
Panoramic Room – 8th Floor
1200 12th Ave S. Seattle, WA 98144
Tool Lending Library Open House
2pm – 4pm
Smart Buildings Center
Training & Event Space

Empowering Smart Buildings: Improving Productivity and Reducing Operational Costs
2017-10-26 07:30 - 09:30 | Smart Building Center, 1200 12th Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98144
Join the Smart Buildings Center (SBC) for a breakfast event on October 26th in Seattle to discuss how the built environment can integrate smart buildings strategies to increase productivity, reduce costs, improve building operations, and support sustainable efforts for your organization.
Beginning with an informal light breakfast, attendees will be able to network and visit resource kiosks which feature items such as the real time energy performance dashboard (SkySpark) tracking building system performance of the Pacific Tower. Attendees will also see displays of building diagnostic tools available from the Tool Lending Library housed at the SBC. A smart screen board will be accessible that allows participants to view analysis visualizations of energy and performance data.
The formal program begins at 8:15am with a welcome address by Jim Baggs, Customer Service, Communications & Regulatory Affairs Officer of Seattle City Light. At 8:30am, the SBC Board of Directors will participate in a facilitated panel discussion that highlights smart building technologies and practices and how this region is taking a leadership position in bringing these ideas to market.
Industry Panel:

Perry England, VP Building Performance, MacDonald Miller
Dan McConnon, DCYF Project Director, WA Dept. of Commerce
Chris Roe, Energy Procurement Manager, Amazon
Cal Shirley, VP of Customer Solutions, Puget Sound Energy (retired)
Bert Van Hoof, Partner, GPM Azure IoT, Microsoft
Phil Welker, Executive Director, PECI

This is a free event but space is limited.
