NEWS YOU CAN USE: DECEMBER
2019 IFMA Seattle Education Symposium
SAVE THE DATE!!
2019 IFMA Seattle Education  Symposium  will be held at the  Lynnwood  Convention Center on  June 19, 2019

2019 BOC course locations announced: 
Please visit the BOC website  for a list of course levels and locations including Seattle, Tacoma, and Mt. Vernon. Registration opens soon. 

You Asked For It!

After numerous requests, the Bachelor of Sustainable Science Technology faculty has received permission to open a pilot program in the Winter Quarter which will allow individuals to enroll in SBST 432 Fiscal Management for Facility Managers (3 credits), a course previously only available to cohort students. This competency area is one of the most challenging for those considering taking the CFM exam and was frequently requested by those IFMA members. 
 
This deeper dive into FM Finance is offered in a hybrid format; 80% online and 20% at four Saturday meetings during the 11 week Winter quarter (Jan.2-March 20, 2019). The course is taught by CFM Exam Review course IFMA Instructor Victoria Hardy, CFM and ASHRAE Associate. It utilizes the definitive textbook on this subject written by Ed Rondeau, CFM, and IFMA Seattle Educational Symposium Keynote Speaker.

For enrollment details, please contact Anneke Hercules, SBST Program Manager, at [email protected] or call her direct line at 206-934-6783. Class begins on January 2nd, so please contact her as soon as possible. Also feel free to contact Victoria Hardy at [email protected] for further information about the course content.

Three years of Benchmarking Data Now Available!

The City of Seattle has published 2017 building energy performance data for Seattle's largest commercial and multifamily properties. The raw data is available online, along with 2015 and 2016 building performance data, at data.seattle.gov (Seattle's Open Data portal). All three years of data can be downloaded and includes energy performance metrics such as ENERGY STAR score, energy use per square foot (EUI), building type, size, total consumption, and more.

Customized building reports for 2017 data will be available in December through our online mapping tool www.seattle.gov/energybenchmarkingmap.



Tune-Ups Take Time: Plan Appropriately

Feedback provided to the City of Seattle from building owners that have completed required Tune-Ups confirms that a Tune-Up (from start to finish) typically takes several months (6-9 months is not uncommon). Building owners should identify their Tune-Up Specialist as early as possible to help navigate effectively through the Tune-Up process.

To meet the requirements of the new ordinance, a qualified Tune-Up Specialist must conduct the Tune-Up assessment and identify Corrective Actions that are required to fix deficiencies. Depending on the deficiencies found, it may take several months to find and schedule contractors to implement required Corrective Actions. Once implemented,  the Tune-Up Specialist must verify the completed work and lastly submit the Tune-Up Summary Report to the City. Incomplete Tune-Up Summary Reports will be considered non-compliant and subject to enforcement.