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Energy Benchmarking Workshop – Feb 6

Need to comply with Seattle’s energy benchmarking law for buildings? Attend a free workshop on next Wednesday (2/6) from 9am – 12pm. Buildings larger than 20K SF are due April 1st. Details at www.seattle.gov/energybenchmarking

Making Energy Use Visible – Jan 29, 6 pm

A special meeting of the Energy and Environment Committee – focused on some of the energy recommendations for the Seattle Climate Action Plan. 6 – 8 pm, Yesler Community Center 917 E. Yesler Way  Presenters: Brian Geller, 2030 District Aaron Fairchild, Green Canopy Homes Michael Woo, Got Green Christie Baumel,… [ Keep reading ]

Free Energy Benchmarking and Reporting Workshops

Learn how to bring your nonresidential and multifamily buildings into compliance with Seattle’s energy use reporting ordinance. All buildings larger than 20,000 square feet are due to report their 2012 energy use before April 1, 2013. Free workshops are offered at Mary Gates Hall on the University of Washington Campus…. [ Keep reading ]

Federal Advisory Committee Releases Draft National Climate Assessment

From the Union of Concerned Scientists Website: WASHINGTON (January 11, 2013) – The United States Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) released its draft National Climate Assessment today, just a week after the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration confirmed the United States experienced its warmest year on record. The report is the… [ Keep reading ]

We’re So Green – Super Fun Video About Seattle!

If you were of fan of School House Rock, check out this incredibly catchy video that celebrates what’s great about our community but also reminds us there is so much more we can do to BE GREEN. (Including providing feedback to the Seattle Climate Action Plan). OSE collaborated with Seattle’s own… [ Keep reading ]

Protecting Public Health By Protecting the Climate

Dr. Howard Frumkin, Dean of the UW School of Public Health and a member of the Seattle Green Ribbon Commission wrote an opinion piece that ran in the Seattle Times – making clear the connection between public health and climate change – as well as what we can do about it in… [ Keep reading ]

Northwest Climate, Mind and Behavior Workshop

Breakthrough Strategies & Solutions and Climate Solutions invite you to participate in a climate communications workshop at the next meeting of the Garrison Institute Northwest Climate, Mind & Behavior (CMB) Hub on Wednesday, January 16th, 2013 at 12 p.m. at GGLO Space at the Steps. The workshop will be led by… [ Keep reading ]

Find Out How to Become a Certified Building Operator at Free Webcast on February 7

Have you thought about Building Operator Certification? BOC graduates can save their organizations over $20,000 in annual utility expenses through energy conservation. Find out about the BOC program at a FREE informational webcast on Thursday, February 7, from 8:30-9:30 am (Pacific time). You can participate from your own desk. All you… [ Keep reading ]