Recorded Technical Webinars

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BOC Technical Webinars offer practical maintenance solutions for your facility. Taught by industry experts and available to watch at any time that suits your schedule, our library of recorded webinars provides tools and techniques vital to your building.

Upon registration you will receive a link, log-in and password information. Flash capable-browser is required for Webinars prior to 2013, high speed internet connection recommended. For the BOC graduate, successful completion of the webinar and accompanying quiz provides 1.5 points towards maintaining your BOC Certification and .15 IACET CEU’s towards the renewal of industry certifications, certificates and licenses including but not limited to AIA, PE, LEED, IFMA, ASHRAE, and AEE.

Technical Webinar Library organized by topic

Smart Building Technologies & Practices

  • The IT/OT Nexus

    This webinar will cover the basic Information Technology (IT)/Operational Technology (OT) concepts and terminologies and highlight opportunities for building operators to communicate and collaborate with IT departments to optimize facility operations and security. (Recorded Oct. 27, 2021)

    Speaker: Pook-Ping Yao, Optigo Networks

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    Fee: $59

  • Resiliency & Security in Smart Buildings

    The building systems relied upon to improve operational efficiency, safety, and security may be one of the biggest risks to actually improving operational efficiency, safety, and security. Have those cameras or BMS controllers just increased the threat of being hacked? Are biometric readers being used for access control? Do organizational purchasing practices require you to purchase the lowest cost solutions? Are you certain you’re getting what you’ve paid for? Attend this webinar to learn how collaborative partnerships between building management, information technology, security, and purchasing will help your building reach the goal of being a smart building. (Recorded April 22, 2020)

    Speaker: Wendi Walsh, Aronson Security Group

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    Fee: $59

  • Emerging Smart Building Technology & Enhanced Building Performance

    This webinar will introduce smart buildings technologies and practices that harness building data and controls to optimize performance and enable more efficient, comfortable, and cost-effective operations. Opportunities for building retrofits and new construction provide promising pathways for buildings to incrementally implement new technologies and practices to increase efficiency, intelligence, and performance of buildings. Hear from presenters about resources available to help you explore opportunities to make your buildings smarter. (Recorded Feb. 26, 2020)

    Speaker: Melissa Sokolowsky, Smart Buildings Center

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    Fee: $59

Common Opportunities for Low-Cost Operational Improvement

  • Strategies to Help Reduce Peak Use

    Demand management and energy efficiency are two approaches to help cut costs for building energy use.  In many areas of the country, demand constraints are becoming increasingly acute for electric utilities.  This webinar will discuss strategies to cut energy use during high demand periods. These strategies can be permanent approaches to controlling peak energy use in the facility, but can also be episodic in response to a utility’s call for time specific reductions in demand (demand response).  Learn about these various approaches to demand management and possible ways to work with the serving utility for financial incentives. (Recorded Nov. 19, 2014)

    SPEAKER: David Wylie

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    Fee: $59

  • Design for Off: Dedicated Outdoor Air Systems with Heat Recovery as the Fundamental Building Block

    Over the last 30 years we have seen dramatic improvements to envelope insulation, glazing, and lighting systems in commercial buildings. However, we have not seen consequent dramatic reductions in energy usage in these buildings. The primary reason is that although the building loads have changed, the design of the HVAC systems have remained largely the same. This webinar will lay out the argument for a shift away from large central all-in-one HVAC systems such as VAV to smaller decentralized zonal heating and cooling equipment with ventilation provided by a separate heat recovery ventilation unit. (Recorded Mar 14, 2019)

    Speaker: Jonathan Heller, President, Ecotope

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    Fee: $59

  • Building Walk Through – Finding Energy Waste

    You’ve heard about “management by walking around”, but how about “energy savings by walking around”? A well planned walk through your building – whether day or night, weekday or weekend – is an effective strategy for spotting operational improvements. Often the “fixes” are inexpensive and immediate, but also lead to significant reductions in energy use and occupant comfort. The key to making a building walk successful is in the preparation. This webinar will help you plan and execute a successful building walk that will almost certainly open your eyes to energy improvements. What do you look for? Who should participate? What tools do you need and what are the safety considerations? After this webinar, you’ll be ready to take action. (Recorded October 16, 2013)
    SPEAKER: Dave Moser, PECI

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    Fee: $59

Communication and Occupant Engagement (*certification exam prep webinars)

  • Occupant Engagement - Getting Buy-in from Building Occupants to Save Energy

    The increase in building standards and energy efficiency have changed our thinking in how buildings and communities are designed, constructed, maintained and operated. However, changes in standards can only go so far without changing human behavior on those who operate it. Hear from a Resource Conversation Manager for a school district on her strategies to getting buy in from stakeholders to implement sustainability practices. In addition, you’ll hear from the Smart Buildings Center on their successful tenant engagement strategies to increase energy efficiency in Pacific Tower, one of Seattle’s landmark building. (Recorded Sept 20, 2018)

    Speaker: Barbara Ossowski, RCM, Lake Stevens School District

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    Fee: $59

  • *Skill Building 4 – Communicating to Building Occupants

    An expert panel of facility professionals will talk about their experience in engaging, educating, and motivating building occupants to achieve good energy results – and happy building occupants.

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    Fee: $59

  • *Skill Building 1 – Communicating with Your Boss

    Do you sometimes think it’s easier to talk to the equipment in the mechanical room than it is to communicate with your boss? You aren’t alone. Good communication skills however are important in making sure that you meet your day-to-day job responsibilities, and also in advancing your future career in the facility industry. This webinar will help you learn the importance of communication and specific techniques you can use to make you more clear and persuasive when talking with your supervisor. We won’t bore you with PowerPoint slides to do this, but instead offer you an hour of interactive discussion between a panel of experienced facility professionals who have learned and practice good communication skills. Pick up tips, and listen to stories of how facility colleagues have become better workplace communicators. (Recorded Feb. 10, 2015)
    SPEAKERS: EW Dovel, BOC Instructor; Lori Moen, Conservation Field Operations Manager, Seattle City Light; Ray Trent, Chief Facilities Engineer, San Diego Science Center

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    Fee: $59

  • *Skill Building 2 – Communicating with the Boss’ Boss

    This webinar will help you better understand how senior managers think and how you can learn to translate what you do into language they understand.

    In all organizations there are senior positions that make resource – human and financial – decisions that affect facility operations. Opportunities to communicate with these individuals are often rare and time limited. While you are comfortable talking about duct static pressure or boiler blowdown, these individuals speak a different language. This webinar will help you better understand how senior managers think and how you can learn to translate what you do into language they understand. An experienced panel of facility professionals and managers will discuss their worlds and how more effective communication can occur between facility operators and management. Bring questions to the panel and listen to their real life stories to sharpen your skills in talking with folks on the “top floor” of your organization. (Recorded March 12, 2015)

    SPEAKERS: John Junk, General Manager, Johnson Barrow; Wayne Harris, Director of Engineering, Irvine Company; Peter Renner, Facilities Director, City of Renton

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    Fee: $59

  • Addressing Hot and Cold Calls – What’s your procedure?

    It’s too hot (or cold) in here! Temperature complaints are the most frequent grievance building operators hear – surpassing high noise levels, limited space and unpleasant odors. These concerns can be resolved with an effective approach for troubleshooting the problem in combination with a customer service oriented communication. This webinar will provide an overview of mechanical system operation for thermal comfort, a checklist for gathering data to analyze the problem, and troubleshooting techniques for resolving the problem and keeping your occupants and tenants informed. (Recorded Sept 27, 2017)

    Speaker: Dean Carter, Chief Operating Engineer, CBRE

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    Fee: $59

  • *Skill Building 3 - Communicating Energy Performance in Your Organization

    Hear how experienced facility professionals use energy performance metrics to communicate throughout their organizations. Learn from the presenters’ experience ideas that can work in your organization.

    Developing and tracking energy performance of your building is now a widely accepted responsibility of facility departments. Whether benchmarking performance using tools like ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager or more sophisticated energy dashboards that track energy, carbon emissions, and water use, performance metrics provide an opportunity to show management, building occupants, and external groups how effectively your building is performing. Energy data can be complex to understand, however. How do you turn energy performance data into communications that meet the needs of these various audiences? Tune in to this panel discussion webinar to hear how experienced facility professionals use energy performance metrics to communicate throughout their organizations. Learn from the panel’s experience ideas that can work in your organization. (Recorded April 22, 2015)

    SPEAKERS: Lee Richardson, Director of Facilities, Seattle Art Museum; Thomas Werda, Maintenance Mechanic, Washington State Dept of Transportation

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    Fee: $59

Commissioning and Other Tune-Ups

  • Building Tune-Ups in Buildings with BAS

    Periodic re-tuning of building controls and heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems can help improve the building’s energy efficiency through low cost and no-cost operational improvements. This webinar will discuss the re-tuning approaches of identifying energy efficiency opportunities using a building automation system (BAS). (Recorded Apr 23, 2019)

    Speaker: Srinivas Katipamula, PNNL, Staff Scientist

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    Fee: $59

  • Optimizing Energy Management through Big Data and Analytics

    Building automation systems contain valuable data and information about operations and performance of the building. This webinar will feature a suite of building solutions to help retrieve and understand building data, observe trends to see potential problems and discuss solutions to ensure optimization of building systems and equipment. IT (information technology) meets EE (energy efficiency) – this webinar will introduce you to the new opportunities available when these two worlds collide. (Recorded Sept. 24, 2014)

    SPEAKER: Kreg Schmidt, Accentur

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    Fee: $59

  • Building Re-tuning without a Building Automation System

    Sometimes integration of building systems using a building automation system (BAS) is not viable, especially when dealing with older buildings and/or medium-sized buildings with modest complexity. This webinar will discuss methods for using low-cost data gathering methods and repeatable methodologies to identify opportunities for operational improvements. (Recorded Oct. 18, 2018)

    Speaker: Paul Reale, M.Sc., LEED AP, The City University of New York Building Performance Lab

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    Fee: $59

Diagnostic Tools

  • Organizing and Interpreting Data from a Logger

    This companion webinar focuses on the all-important step of organizing and interpreting data from a data logger. Knowledge is power only when you have organized information in a way that makes sense. This session will help you do just that. How do you download data from a data logger devise? How can the information be presented or graphed that allows you to spot a performance related issue? What are common mistakes in organizing data that can be avoided? Tune into this webinar to feel best equipped to use your data logger as a key component of your operations tool kit. (Recorded March 2013)

    SPEAKER: Jim Volkman, Strategic Energy Group

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    Fee: $59

  • Using Data Loggers to Get Building Information

    Portable data loggers are a relatively inexpensive way for building operators to collect information about operational characteristics of your building’s energy using equipment. Improving energy performance or troubleshooting an occupant complaint begins with having better knowledge of operating conditions. Knowledge is power! This webinar will tell building operators about types of data loggers they can use to gather critical information about building performance. Do you need to know motor run times, supply or return air temperatures, or just off/on times for lights? The data logger can be the right tool. This is fast becoming a critical skill for operations staff committed to best practices in facility management. (Recorded Feb. 2013)

    SPEAKER: William Pottinger, Pacific Gas & Electric Pacific Energy Center

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    Fee: $59

  • Building Tool Diagnostics #4 – Infrared Cameras

    Discover the multiple benefits of an infrared camera, the energy use information it can provide and how to communicate the importance to others. Purchasing an infrared camera for your building can be an investment. However there are multiple benefits to having a diagnostic tool that will help you conduct a thorough and accurate assessment of your building. This webinar will show you the benefits of an infrared camera that range from detecting air leaks in your HVAC system to gaps in the insulation of the building envelope to air leakage issues around windows and water leaks around roofing penetrations. With just one tool, building operators may be able to justify energy efficiency projects that might otherwise never get approval. Hear from experts on how to communicate data and information from this important tool to get buy in from decision makers in your organization. (Recorded May 18, 2016)

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    Fee: $59

  • Diagnostic Tools 1: Tool Kit Stories from BOC Graduates

    Hear how three BOC graduates are using diagnostic tools to investigate problems in their buildings. Examples include air flow monitoring to address comfort complaints, logging pump and fan amperage use when doing PM’s, and monitoring pump run time to identify opportunities for water temperature set back. (Recorded Sept. 17, 2015)

    Speakers: Eric Carlson, Able Engineering; Dave Mason, Marriott (Santa Clara)
    Facilitator: Felix Rodriguez and Marco Ascazubi, CUNY Building Performance Lab

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    Fee: $59

  • Diagnostic Tools 2: What's Your Favorite Diagnostic Tool?

    Hear from four BOC graduates about their favorite tools for investigating problems in their (and customer) buildings. Examples include an ultra-sonic flow meter to diagnose a chilled water system, a thermocouple procedure for comfort complaints, and tools for testing economizer functionality. (Recorded Oct. 22, 2015)

    Speakers: Danny Donovan, NYC Dept of Administrative Services; Scott Weide, Auburn School District; Richard Laws, United Radio

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    Fee: $59

  • Building Tool Diagnostics #2 - Managing Your Plug Loads

    Plug loads have begun to consume a much larger percentage of electricity use in a commercial building and it’s expected to keep growing. The good news is that there are easy and low cost ways to control plug loads that save energy and reduce operating costs. An important first step is to use power meters or data loggers to identify the size and opportunity for savings for various plug load end uses. This data can help you develop a plan for controlling plug load energy use in your building. In addition to these measurement actions, this webinar will help building operators learn how to effectively communicate with building occupants and decision makers to ultimately reduce energy and save money. (Recorded March 16, 2016)

    Speakers: Duane Llewellen, Sr. Project Manager, Smart Buildings Center; Teresa Rodgers, Facilities Manager, Hines

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    Fee: $59

  • Building Tool Diagnostics #6 - Managing Water Use in your Facility

    Climate change and pervasive droughts are the biggest challenges we are facing today in water efficiency. It takes a considerable amount of energy to deliver water use in a daily basis. This webinar takes a look at commonly used tools to help develop an action plan for water efficiency in your building. (Recorded October 13, 2016)

    SPEAKERS: Michael Laurie, Watershed LLC, BOC instructor; Jim Walker, Facilities Engineer, Fred Hutchinson Center

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    Fee: $59

  • Building Tool Diagnostics #1 - Temperature and CO2 Loggers

    Thermal comfort is the biggest occupant complaint in commercial buildings. CO2 levels, when excessive, can contribute to worker inattention and drowsiness and indicate problems with sufficient ventilation air in the space. This webinar takes a look at two types of data loggers that are valuable to address these comfort related issues. Data loggers that record temperature and humidity levels as well as CO2 loggers can be instrumental in helping building operators engage tenants and co-workers. This webinar will feature discussion of how to properly use these loggers as well as stories from our BOC grads who have successfully used them in their facilities. (Recorded February 10, 2016)

    Speakers: Herman Gustafson, Product Marketing Engineering, Onset; Tarek Khali, Deputy Director, NYC Housing Authority

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    Fee: $59

Efficient Lighting Fundamentals

  • Achieving Savings with Advanced Lighting Technology

    This webinar will cover the latest in lighting technology including human-centric lighting and germicidal ultraviolet (GUV) disinfection technology. A lighting retrofit case study in which significant energy savings were achieved will also be shared. (Recorded May 17, 2023)

    Speakers: Scott Jenkins, Planled; Gabe Arnold, PNNL
    Moderator: Kurt Nielsen, Illuminating Engineering Society

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    Fee: $59

  • Advanced Lighting Technologies

    This webinar will highlight advanced lighting technologies and the energy savings and occupant productivity benefits they can provide by covering best practices, common pitfalls, and the latest market offerings and trends. (Recorded March 24, 2021)

    Speakers: Chris Wolgamott, Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance; Armando Berdiel, Lighting Design Lab; Doug Paton, DesignLights Consortium

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    Fee: $59

  • New Technologies for Lighting Retrofits and Upgrades

    New technologies in commercial lighting come rapidly. Manufacturers are eager to offer lighting technologies that reduce energy use, offer superior lighting quality – or both. For building operators, the trick is to know when a new technology is ready to deliver on its promise and where it is most effectively used. This webinar will scan the horizon of new lighting technologies and offer insights on performance and application. (Recorded Feb 15, 2017)

    Speaker: Eric Strandberg, Sr. Lighting Specialist, Lighting Design Lab

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    Fee: $59

  • Lighting Controls - Top 5 Things to Know

    Building owners and facility operators are becoming increasingly aware of the cost savings and reduced energy consumption benefits of lighting control technology. This webinar will discuss the need for advanced efficient lighting and controls and discuss what’s trending to include sophisticated controls, wireless systems, to fully integrated lighting system for building solutions. (Recorded May 22, 2018)

    Speaker: Shaun Darragh, Lighting Design Lab

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    Fee: $59

  • Building Tool Diagnostics #3 - Occupancy and Lighting Data Loggers

    How do you track when lights are left on? Learn about lighting and occupancy sensor loggers that will address this common lack of date. Room occupancy sensors can help achieve significant energy savings in buildings. However it is often difficult for building operators to know where occupancy sensors are needed due to the lack of data about when lights are left on in unoccupied rooms. This webinar will address this lack of data by featuring lighting and occupancy sensor loggers which measure light use patterns and track occupancy. (Recorded April 26, 2016)

    Speaker: Dan Kuhl, Sr. Lighting Specialist, Evergreen Consulting Group, BOC Instructor

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    Fee: $59

  • Latest on Lighting - Luminaire Level Lighting Controls

    Luminaire level lighting controls (LLLCs) combine LEDs, controls, connectivity and data for a flexible lighting product that can improve occupant comfort and space utilization and save substantially on energy use. LLLCs are distinct from other lighting control systems because they have sensors and controls embedded within individual fixtures. LLLCs can be controlled remotely and allow users to adjust the configuration of the lighting without replacing the fixtures. This presentation provides an introduction to luminaire level lighting controls, including case studies from buildings that have installed LLLCs. (Recorded Feb 20, 2019)

    Speakers: Chris Wolgamott, Senior Product Manager, Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance

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    Fee: $59

Electrification

  • It’s Electric: The Impact of Electrification on Building Operations

    This webinar will cover the transition of building energy “resources” away from fossil fuels and how building operators can prepare for the future and the opportunities it holds. (Recorded April 20, 2022)

    Speakers: Alissa Feucht, Glumac and Noel Chambers, Energy New England

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    Fee: $59

  • The Electrification Transformation

    This webinar will examine the role of building electrification in the clean energy economy and explore how electrification programs, strategies, and technologies can make an impact in your building. Presenters will highlight an innovative “Eco-District” that uses a centralized plant to provide energy to multiple buildings. (Recorded Feb 22, 2023)

    Speaker: Steve Abercrombie, South Seattle College, Seth Davis, McKinstry, Mike Kowalick, Edo

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    Fee: $59

Energy Efficient Operation of Building HVAC Systems

  • HVAC Retrofit Approaches for Savings and Returns

    This webinar will introduce the most common and cost-effective HVAC retrofits being implemented in buildings, including those related to reducing the spread of COVID-19 and other viruses. (Recorded Feb. 25, 2021)

    Speaker: David Ward, President, Energy Engineering and Design, Inc.

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    Fee: $59

  • HVAC Controls Including Demand-Control Ventilation

    This webinar will highlight HVAC controls strategies, including demand-control ventilation, that building operators can implement in their buildings to make them more comfortable and efficient. (Recorded May 14, 2020)

    Speaker: Steven Mayou, ATS Automation

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    Fee: $59

  • Troubleshooting Common Air Handler Problems

    Air handlers may be among the simplest pieces of equipment that HVAC technicians and operating engineers deal with. However, nothing in the field is ever as simple as it seems. A malfunctioning air handler can cause huge comfort and energy efficiency problems for building owners and occupants. Understanding the most common problems with air handlers can be a good starting point for addressing the problem and making the repair. This webinar will review common problems encountered with air handlers from dirty and clogged filters to broken belts, fan rotation, and motor failure, then introduce tools for verifying operation and approaches to correcting problems. Hear from two experienced industry professionals about strategies they use to make fast and efficient repairs. (Recorded May 17, 2017)

    Speakers: Kevin Fish, Sr. Associate, Strategic Energy Group, and Scott Lindquist, Operations Manager, University of New Hampshire

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    Fee: $59

  • The Autonomous Driving Building: What's in the Future for Building Control Systems

    There have been significant advancements in building control systems in the last 20 years. The internet and web-based applications have had a significant impact on the way facility operators interact with their building systems. What does the next 20 years look like? This webinar will explore the trends in building controls for facility operators moving forward. (Recorded Mar 15, 2018)

    Speaker: Neil Bavins, PSR Mechanical

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    Fee: $59

Equipment

  • Benefits of Heat Pumps & Variable Refrigerant Flow Systems

    Learn about heat pump and variable refrigerant flow system applications for new and existing buildings and how these technologies can help accelerate the transition to building electrification. Presenters will discuss strategies that can improve the return on investment for these projects and the necessary skill sets for building operators to manage these technologies in their facilities. (Recorded Mar 22, 2023)

    Speakers: Kevin Frost, Slipstream; James Pentz, Hargis
    Moderator: Jared Robillard, Hargis

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    Fee: $59

  • Heat Pumps: Are They the Right Fit for Your Building?


    This webinar will cover aspects building owners and operators should consider before installing heat pumps, including Return on Investment, how heat pumps affect connected building systems and preparing occupants and technicians for the transition. (Recorded May 18, 2022).

    Speakers: Peter Klint, Eversource and Seth McKinney, Ecotope

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    Fee: $59

  • 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. When does VRF make sense as a system choice and what are the O&M requirements that ensure efficient operation? This webinar will help you answer those questions. (Recorded May 2013)

    SPEAKER: Ruben Willmarth, Mitsubishi Electric

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    Fee: $59

Indoor Environmental Quality

  • Improving Building Envelope Performance

    Hear the latest on the U.S. Department of Energy’s Building Envelope Campaign including success stories from partners in the K-12 and healthcare sectors. Presenters will highlight practices and technologies that can be utilized to improve building envelope performance and save energy.(Recorded Apr 19, 2023)

    Speakers: Anthony Aldykiewicz, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Rick Dunn, Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance; Kevin Smith, Aeroseal

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    Fee: $59

  • Occupancy & Ventilation: Finding the Balance Between Safety & Efficiency

    This webinar will examine the differences and benefits of utilizing occupancy sensors in place of CO2 sensors for optimizing ventilation control for energy efficiency. (Recorded Oct 19, 2022)

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    Fee: $59

  • Old Habits Die Hard: Reinventing Your IEQ Strategy

    This webinar will cover how the role and responsibilities of those in building operations is evolving due to the COVID pandemic, new technologies, and policies. Topics will include: transmission of airborne viruses/infectious disease; ventilation and IEQ strategies; technologies for minimizing transmission risk of airborne infection; and how to utilize diagnostic tools for assessing building conditions for occupant safety. (Recorded Feb 23, 2022).

    Speaker: Dr. Stephanie Taylor, Building4Health, Inc (B4H)

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    Fee: $59

  • Innovation in Building Envelopes and Window Technologies

    This webinar will introduce building envelope improvements and window technologies such as smart glass, smart shading, and secondary windows that can help optimize occupant comfort and building efficiency. (Recorded May 26, 2021)

    Speakers: Jordan Pratt, Energy 350; Christopher Meek, University of Washington Integrated Design Lab

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    Fee: $59

  • My Facility is Too Humid - How can I solve this problem?

    Many HVAC systems are not designed to deal well with high relative humidity conditions. In many cases, systems are undersized, or there is no reheat function to control RH, or the reheat function is too expensive to operate, so it is shut down. Many office buildings are run 24/7 during the summer to try to keep their occupants comfortable. When RH control is missing, biological growth can occur that can lead to serious problems. In hospital and healthcare situations, poor RH control and biological growth can even lead to death in patients with compromised immune systems.

    The High Efficiency Dehumidification System (HEDS) was developed at the request of the US Army Corps of Engineers to deal with energy waste and biological growth problems for their facilities globally.

    This webinar provides an overview of the RH control problem, the results of Department of Defense testing on the HEDS, and how the HEDS may be applicable to your facility type. (Recorded Feb 22, 2018)

    Speaker: Scot Duncan, ROI Engineering

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    Fee: $59

  • Building Envelope Leakage/Infiltration - Air, Moisture and the Problems They Cause

    Often building problems related to moisture and air leakage/infiltration manifest themselves in occupant discomfort and indoor air complaints, stained or cupped ceiling tile issues adding to building operations staff workload. The integrity of the building envelope and the operation of the HVAC systems are critical to understanding how these moisture related intrusions occur and the root cause of these types of problems. The building envelope and its interaction with the HVAC systems may be frequently overlooked by operators otherwise busy with day-to-day responsibility of building systems. This webinar will examine the role that the building envelope and its interaction with the HVAC systems play in ensuring both occupant comfort condition, improving energy efficiency, and lowering cost of operation. (Recorded Apr 19 , 2017)

    Speakers: Ed Simpson, Building Commissioning Authority, TESTCOMM, and Jay Enck, CTO and Principal, CxBGS

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    Fee: $54

  • Top Strategies for Indoor Air Quality and Energy Efficiency

    A formula for saving money and taking a proactive approach to keeping your IAQ while boosting energy efficiency. Participants will be able to identify HVAC measures for further exploration and apply new approaches for better performance. Building operators, owners, and designers can all pick up some tips here to boost occupant satisfaction and ensure that you’re not courting trouble with your building ventilation, temperatures, air pressures and moisture. (Recorded Apr 19, 2018)

    Speaker: Brad Turk, Environmental Building Sciences

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    Fee: $59

  • Building Tool Diagnostics #5 - Addressing Indoor Air Complaints

    Building operators are frequently called on to deal with air quality complaints. Whether it’s stagnant air, too much air, transient smells, or other problems, poor air quality creates a distracting and unproductive environment for workers and students. This webinar takes a look at use of handheld and integrated tools for monitoring markers such as CO2, humidity and temperature and discusses best applications for each. Additional topics will address the reliability of instrumentation, calibration and maintenance of tools, and legal v. acceptable limits for smells and odors. (Recorded September 15, 2016)

    Speakers: Karen Chase, MSPH(IH), BOC Instructor; Rebecca Ascenio, Resource Conservation Manager, Central Kitsap School District

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    Fee: $59

Measuring and Benchmarking Energy Performance

  • Benchmarking Simplified: Using Tools & Techniques to Meet Energy Performance Standards

    This webinar will cover benefits of integrating submetering technologies, benchmarking tools, and other practices to comply with energy performance and benchmarking policies. After completing the webinar, attendees will be able to discuss energy monitoring & submetering techniques, evaluate different submetering technologies available on the market and explain the benefits of various benchmarking tools. (Recorded Mar 23, 2022)

    Speakers: Katherine Morgan, ArchEcology LLC and Doug Rogers, Ameresco

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    Fee: $59

  • Going Beyond Benchmarking Your Building

    Benchmarking the performance of your building only focuses on monitoring energy use. For most, performance goes beyond monitoring energy bill to include the performance of the whole building that impacts the building occupants’ health and comfort. This webinar will discuss strategies beyond monitoring energy use to looking at data analysis that would impact the whole building. (Recorded Oct 23, 2019)

    Speaker: Benjamin Silverman, Climate and Buildings Program Manager, City of Boston Environment Department

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    Fee: $59

  • Energy Management Information Systems - How do you track and communicate savings over time?

    Commercial buildings are full of hidden energy savings potential that can be uncovered with the right analysis. Utilizing a utility bill analysis to energy management information system with fault detection and diagnostics capabilities, this webinar will provide building operators a deeper and faster insight on how to unlock energy efficiency opportunities and how to communicate the energy savings and maintenance costs over time. (Recorded May 15, 2019)

    Speaker: Brian Hanson, MacDonald Miller, BPG Project Development Manager

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    Fee: $59

  • Operational Improvements Using Building Automation Systems

    The building automation system (BAS) not only schedules and dynamically controls the operation of the building, it is also a repository of critical data on how the building has operated over time and its environmental and occupancy conditions. As such, the BAS can be a critical tool in troubleshooting building performance problems and identifying operational changes that can improve energy efficiency. This webinar will demonstrate how to visualize and analyze BAS data to identify opportunities to improve occupant comfort and reduce energy use by focusing on the 3 basic S’s of controls – Schedules, Setpoints, and Sequences. (Recorded Mar 22, 2017)

    Speaker: Pete Segall, Energy Services Manager, ATS

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    Fee: $59

Operation and Maintenance Practices for Sustainable Buildings

  • Plug Load Efficiency for Commercial Buildings

    This webinar will focus on plug loads, one of the fastest growing sources of energy consumption in commercial buildings, and highlight how data collection and implementation of a management plan can help save energy and reduce operating costs. (Recorded September 29, 2021)

    Speaker: Paul Wingco, Wingco Clean Energy Resources LLC

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    Fee: $59

  • Operating and Maintaining a Net Zero Building

    The Bullitt Center in Seattle is the nation’s first occupied commercial office structure designed to operate with net zero energy use. Combining innovation in design and systems with a large rooftop solar photovoltaic system, the building represents what all future commercial buildings may be striving for. This event will discuss the design and energy and water systems in the building and the real experience of the facility team that operates and maintains it. (Recorded February 12, 2014)
    SPEAKERS: Robert Peña, UW Integrated Design Lab, Bullitt Center; Brad Flemins, CBRE

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    Fee: $59

  • Playing for Savings: How Sports Facilities are Improving Operations

    Professional and collegiate sports venues across the nation are making efforts to improve their environmental performance — witnessing great successes in energy, waste and water conservation, and not to mention bottom line savings. Touting stats like a 30% reduction in electricity use and savings of over $300,000 in annual utility costs, some sports venues have discovered the value of enhancing their venue operations. This webinar will introduce better practices in the sports industry for increasing operational efficiencies and discovering saving opportunities through energy efficient upgrades, energy management and employee engagement. The examples presented will highlight the partnerships venues are developing to reach their reduction goals, and how the industry is working together to continue advancing sustainability initiatives. Find out how the facility of your favorite sports team is performing. (Recorded May 15, 2014)

    SPEAKERS: Martin Tull, Executive Director, Green Sports Alliance; Scott Jenkins, VP of Ballpark Operations, Seattle Mariners

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    Fee: $59

  • Measuring and Controlling Plug Loads

    Plug loads in buildings used to show up as “miscellaneous” in the energy pie chart, dwarfed by HVAC and lighting loads. Guess what – their share of the pie has gotten bigger in the last few years and continues to grow. In some buildings, these plug loads now comprise as much as 20% of total building energy use. This webinar takes a close look at the growth in plug loads and how and why building operators should begin to understand and manage their effect on building energy use. Yes, this can mean interaction with your IT Department and with building occupants! Know more about plug loads and opportunities for energy saving strategies before you have those conversations. This webinar will help. (Recorded September 2013)

    SPEAKER: Peter May-Ostendorp, Ecova

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    Fee: $59

Rebates

  • Financing Energy Efficiency Projects

    This webinar will discuss innovative financing options for energy efficiency projects in commercial buildings including power purchase agreements (PPAs), property assessed clean energy (PACE) bond financing, on-bill financing, and energy service performance contracting (ESPC). (Recorded September 23, 2020)

    Speakers: Erik Makinson, Resource Synergy and Justin Fallstrom, McKinstry

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    Fee: $59

  • Cash Incentives for your Energy Projects

    Across the commercial landscape, businesses are reducing operating costs through building retrofits and energy performance investments. However, justifying investment in energy efficiency projects can be a challenge for those who are budget constraint. Hear BOC graduates talk about their projects and strategies to help reduce investment costs by leveraging utility rebates and incentives. (Recorded Oct 18, 2018)

    Speakers: Rebecca Sheppard, Resource Conservation Manager, Snohomish School District; Robert Pekarek, Supervisor Facilities Maintenance, Metro Transit; Ken Cummings, Facility Technician, Metro Transit

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    Fee: $59

Renewable Energy

  • Distributed Energy Resources & Resiliency

    Distributed energy resources, including onsite renewables, electric vehicles, and battery storage, will play a critical role in the shift to a clean and resilient energy system. Presenters will discuss applications and benefits of these technologies in commercial and multifamily buildings, including DER integration in building retrofit projects. (Recorded September 20, 2023)

    Speaker: Alex Chorey, Snohomish County PUD
    Moderator: Andy Zellers, Influent Energy

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    Fee: $59

  • Grid-Interactive Efficient Buildings

    This webinar will explore the future of grid-interactive efficient buildings and the strategic integration of renewables, storage, and building load flexibility solutions. (Recorded October 21, 2020)

    Speakers: Rois Langner and Joyce McLaren, National Renewable Energy Laboratory Commercial Buildings Research Group

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    Fee: $59

  • Are you Solar PV Ready?

    Solar photovoltaic is gaining momentum as a brighter investment prospect for commercial buildings. This webinar will describe how solar applications are being integrated into commercial applications from building roofs to building structures, and discuss other factors such as economic and operational environments that will determine whether solar PV is the right choice for your building. (Recorded April 24, 2014)

    SPEAKER: Kevin Charap, NW Wind and Solar

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    Fee: $59

  • Solar Thermal Systems in Commercial Buildings

    Thermal energy constitutes about 40% of commercial building energy use. This webinar will describe one of the most practical solar thermal applications – water heating, from basic principles of solar thermal energy, including thermal load assessment, system sizing, and performance expectation, to important considerations such as freeze protection, overheat protection, scald protection and scale prevention. In addition, you will learn features of the systems for operation longevity, maintenance requirements, and troubleshooting tips. (Recorded March 5, 2014)

    SPEAKERS: Skip Fralick, California Center for Sustainable Energy

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    Fee: $59

Safety

  • Safety Practices in Building Operations

    This webinar will provide an overview of the regulatory rules and the standards that guide us toward Occupational Health and Occupational Safety practices to sustain our most valued organizational assets: Our People! (Recorded Sept 18, 2019)

    Speaker: Larry Price, Safety Professional, Hoffman Construction Company

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    Fee: $59

Water

  • Achieving Water, Energy and Cost Savings through Conservation

    This webinar will focus on building water system management and conservation practices that can save energy and increase efficiency. (Recorded April 28, 2021)

    Speakers: Brenda Cervantes, Lane Community College; Carlos Bustos, Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Authority

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    Fee: $59

  • Improving the Energy Consumption of Pumps

    Focused on pump system optimization, this webinar will give attendees a primer on how pumps operate, pump applications in buildings, how pumps consume energy, and how they can be controlled to optimize energy consumption. Other topics include new DOE pump regulations, market changes, and circulator pump incentive programs. (Recorded April 1, 2020)

    Speakers: Brenda Cervantes, Lane Community College; Carlos Bustos, Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Authority

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    Fee: $59

  • Cooling Tower Water Treatment

    Energy recovery ventilation (ERV) is a cost-saving strategy for meeting the ASHRAE ventilation & energy standards, while improving indoor air quality and reducing HVAC energy waste. The process involves exchanging the energy contained in normally exhausted building or space air and using it to treat (precondition) the incoming outdoor ventilation air in HVAC systems. During the warmer seasons, the system pre-cools and dehumidifies while humidifying and pre-heating in the cooler seasons. Learn about the benefits, heat pipe technology and common applications in commercial buildings. (Recorded November 12, 2013)

    SPEAKER: Paul Howland, MBA, CEM, BOC Instructor

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    Fee: $59