May

• 2013 Powerful Business Energy Conference: Essential energy-related ideas and operating tips will be taught in a series of four tracks. The tracks are designed for commercial building owners and managers, building operations and engineering staff, architects, consulting engineers, property developers, and other parties interested in cost effective opportunities in commercial energy efficiency.
  May 23, 2013, 7:30a – 4:00p. Click for details.
  Registration Brochure (click to view)
• BOC Webinar: Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) Systems: Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) systems are designed to use multiple indoor fan coil units connected to a single outdoor condensing unit. With VRF, there can be greater system efficiencies by using the load diversity within the building – heat rejected by zones in cooling can be used in other zones that require heating. VRF systems are becoming popular alternatives to chillers or packaged DX systems.
  May 29, 2013, 11a-Noon; click for details

June

• Free NW Trade Ally Network Webinar -- Lighting 101: Conducting Effective Lighting Audits and Identifying Retrofit Opportunities. Learn the nuts and bolts of initial customer consultations in this introductory session developed especially for new Lighting Trade Allies.
  June 12, 12p-1p; click for details
• NEEA Webinar: Energy Efficiency Investment Analysis: Do not let inadequate financial analysis stop a good project dead in its tracks. As you purchase new, energy-efficient equipment in support of your 2013 energy plan, you will need to conduct a payback analysis to justify the investment. This webinar will discuss key financial concepts that lay the foundation for investment analysis, including: simple payback, time value of money, net present value, internal rate of return, and life-cycle cost analysis.
  June 18, 2013, 9:00a; click for details
• Free  NW Trade Ally Network --  LED: History, Guidelines, Considerations and the Battle Between LED and Incumbent Lighting Technologies. Whether your customers are asking for LEDs or resisting them, arm yourself with information that compares LED and incumbent technology to make the best recommendations.
  June 27, 2013, 12p-1p; click for details

July

• FREE webinar: Boiler and Chiller Maintenance for Maximum Efficiency. This webinar will identify proven maintenance practices, not only for boilers and combustion burners, but chiller compressors, evaporators/condensers (including cooling towers ), economizers, and air handlers.
  July 16, 2013, 9:30a; click for details
• BOC webinar: Building Automation System Screen Checks. The BAS graphic user interface is a cost effective tool to review real time data to identify problems or verify proper performance for air handling and central plant systems as part of an enhanced operation and maintenance program.
  July 17, 2013; 11a-Noon; click for details

August

• Free  NW Trade Ally Network -- Case Studies: Examples That Work in the Field. Nothing sells like real-life experience. Hear customer examples about lighting solutions that worked in offices, warehouses, retail spaces and parking lots.
  August 8, 2013, 12p-1p; click for details
• FREE webinar: Energy Management Opportunities for Industrial Customers. This webinar on industrial energy efficiency will cover the basics, including kW versus kWh, power factor and more. We will also discuss end-use technologies such as motors, boiler or furnace heating systems, compressed air, industrial heat pumps, induction heating and HVAC. You will learn to identify top energy-efficiency opportunities and potential savings for each—valuable information that will help you stay within your energy budget.
  August 20, 2013, 9a; click for details

September

• Free  NW Trade Ally Network -- Taking the Next Step: A Guide to Closing the Sale. There is an art to moving a conversation from information sharing to the actual sale of a product or service. Gain practical skills from a master in the energy-efficiency lighting industry.
  September 12, 2013, 12p-1p; click for details

Ongoing

• Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL): Commercial Building Re-tuning project for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Building Technologies Program is a low-cost path to energy efficiency and cost savings.

• NEEA recently held a succesful symposium in Seattle to present the business case for the adoption of LED streetlights with controls. Click for details.

• Continuous Energy Improvement Pilot
  View taped webinar (held on March 29, 2012)

• U.S. Department of Energy "Energy Management Program"
  Free Monthly First Thursday Seminars

• ENERGY STAR Training
  Free Online Training (Including ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager)
  Ongoing Sessions

• Association of Energy Engineers
  Realtime Online Seminars
  Ongoing Sessions

• Building Operator Certification
  Technical Webinar Series
  Ongoing Sessions

• Building Operator Certification
  In-Person Courses
  Ongoing Sessions in Washington
  RSVP
  2013 Tentative Schedule
  - Level I beginning April 2013 in Spokane
  - Level I beginning May 2013 in Renton
  - Level I beginning Sept. 2013 in Tri-Cities
  - Level II beginning Oct. 2013 in Everett
  - Level II beginning Oct. 2013 in Lacey

48C Phase II Tax Credits Announced

Now available: $150 million in Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credits (called 48C). Allocated on a competitive basis, these projects will be assessed by the DOE based on the following criteria: commercial viability, domestic job creation, technological innovation, speed to project completion, and potential for reducing air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. A concept paper for DOE consideration must be submitted by April 9, 2013.
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