The I2SL Pacific Northwest Chapter held a successful hybrid event on Wednesday, August 17 with over 60 attendees. Attendees heard from a series of panelists about capital planning for conformance with the Washington State Clean Buildings Energy Act. You can view the slides from the presentation here.

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The chapter welcomed five panelists from Washington State higher education institutions on both Zoom and at Arup Seattle’s offices. The event focused on state legislation called the Clean Buildings Standard, which gives the Department of Commerce authority to develop and implement energy standards for non-residential buildings greater than 50,000 SF in floor area, with the goal of encouraging greater energy efficiency and reducing dependency on fossil fuels. The legislation applies to both publicly and privately owned buildings, and includes both early adoption incentives and substantial financial penalties for non-compliance with its strict Energy Use Intensity (EUI) targets. The panelists explained each institutions approach to compliance and next steps needed.

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For more information on the Clean Buildings Standard, please see https://www.commerce.wa.gov/growing-the-economy/energy/buildings/. You can view the presentations from the event here.