[Iscn-members] FW: November Training Opportunities with ENERGY STAR

WORTMAN David * DAS David.WORTMAN at das.oregon.gov
Thu Oct 28 16:49:12 PDT 2021 

All,

There are some upcoming free webinars EPA is offering next week on energy and water that you may find of interest. This includes some training on EPA’s Portfolio Manager, which ODOE uses to collect data on building energy use for their annual SEED report.

See below for details and how to register.

Enjoy your Halloween![Bats with solid fill]

Dave

Dave Wortman (he/him), LEED AP BD+C, ISSP-SA
Statewide Sustainability Officer
Department of Administrative Services | State of Oregon
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To: WORTMAN David * DAS <David.WORTMAN at das.oregon.gov>
Subject: November Training Opportunities with ENERGY STAR

Improve your skills by registering for a no-cost webinar!

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November Training Opportunities with ENERGY STAR®

Improve your skills by registering for a no-cost webinar! Click on the titles below to go directly to the webinar description and registration link. You can also register for all upcoming 2021 ENERGY STAR webinars here<https://click.mail.energystar.gov/?qs=f5e9d3eadef16d8b41c007e6c78801bb446f6a63578a9fe16bf73e25c32e5f9bbe004b24b4e1198b8b44c40783d425987ae592f9a60b7f9587ad9bc3c5a6ce75>.
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Additional Training Resources

Visit our Training page<https://click.mail.energystar.gov/?qs=f5e9d3eadef16d8b11dd19c7b4fe51c3034beac963e2867ba7b8e25eea4ee7db034937cb6c1b3ce3726cf2452f2ba75e6b3bb612c0f826dc353ed783fb059f6e> for How-To Guides, short videos, and slide presentations on using Portfolio Manager.

November's hot topics

  *   Financing Energy Efficient Buildings: What to Know Before You Sign
  *   How Schools Can Use IAQ Sensors and Energy Data to Continuously Monitor Performance
  *   How to Avoid Common Mistakes When Benchmarking K-12 Schools

Water focus

  *   Reducing Costs with Quick Water Wins
  *   Dive Into Water and Waste Savings Strategies from BOMA’s W2 Challenge Champions

Regularly scheduled webinars


  *   Ask the Expert
  *   Portfolio Manager 101



  *   Portfolio Manager 201
  *   Portfolio Manager 301

Reducing Costs with Quick Water Wins

Register: Tues, November 2 at 1:00 pm EDT<https://click.mail.energystar.gov/?qs=f5e9d3eadef16d8b842f28e4c4ea18cced95bf885fe7c9f6cf57920b226287e6e6000726c5b41ebd26744102d531e0c833b324cc487875978ccd90237dfcf9df>

Reducing utility costs for your facility doesn't have to involve major retrofits or renovations. Significant water and cost savings can be achieved with small changes to operation and maintenance procedures and changes to user behavior. Learn about no- and low-cost solutions that can be implemented to start saving water in buildings right away, without the need for costly capital improvements.

Speaker: Tara O’Hare, EPA’s WaterSense Program

Portfolio Manager 101

Register: Tues, November 2 at 3:00 pm EDT<https://click.mail.energystar.gov/?qs=f5e9d3eadef16d8bdc69058d04f935219802c44af25c7b7a5b440ce041eb0137ad46ad279d1a4e56530ee199b1b4889fc65832376c778c87cc1dd2cf1356b2d5>

Join us as we introduce and demonstrate the core functionality of EPA’s ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tool. Attendees will learn how to: navigate Portfolio Manager; add a property and enter details about it; enter energy and water consumption data; and generate template performance reports to assess progress.

Attend this webinar if you’re interested in:

  *   Portfolio Manager
  *   Getting started with benchmarking
  *   Generating reports
Speaker:

  *   Jasmine Xie, ICF
Webinar level: Beginner

Ask the Expert

Register: Wed, November 3 at 12:00 pm EDT<https://click.mail.energystar.gov/?qs=f5e9d3eadef16d8b23fb95a82f337f91e32e94e6f671d32daae99f5bc86f4d76c1dbf32341e26e35f4df1d4fe61795393aeeb4910ccb6261be787a99e9c9bb5a>

Register: Wed, November 10 at 12:00 pm EDT<https://click.mail.energystar.gov/?qs=f5e9d3eadef16d8b73db95f5b1c05c513e03be95cc7546e1056ef2ed94321ca3166243505042b6d59224b0041b66f50758274509de32f62402d130b456e6ee5d>

Every other Wednesday at noon, we hold Portfolio Manager "Ask the Expert." It’s a live webinar that gives all users an opportunity to ask their questions directly to EPA experts in an open forum. Want to talk to a “real” person? Have a question about how Portfolio Manager calculates your score? Want to learn more about entering Green Power? Join us, and we’ll answer all your questions about ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager in this public forum.

Attend this webinar if you’re interested in:
•        Portfolio Manager
•        Getting started with benchmarking
•        Solutions to your unique questions
Webinar level: Beginner, intermediate, or advanced


How to Avoid Common Mistakes When Benchmarking K-12 Schools

Register: Wed, November 3 at 2:00 pm EDT<https://click.mail.energystar.gov/?qs=f5e9d3eadef16d8bf76bb28b8b0678249294186127c382c2cb4f28f85e9a7088a89096119c0850add39a5339ec5ee0cbc25288e46edab20502c6fde09809b750>

Join us to learn about how to avoid common mistakes when benchmarking K-12 schools in Portfolio Manager. During this session we will review:

  *   The ENERGY STAR definition of a K-12 school and what education levels are included
  *   Common mistakes in benchmarking:
     *   Property does not meet K-12 school definition
     *   Excluding buildings in a campus configuration
     *   Reporting a Net-metered Electric Grid Purchase
     *   School has not been occupied with students for at least 8 months (6 months during COVID)
     *   Use Details have not been updated to reflect changes in operation due to COVID-19.
Attend this webinar if you're interested in:

  *   Benchmarking K-12 schools

Speakers:

  *   Jasmine Xie, ICF
  *   John Jameson, ICF

Webinar level: Beginner, Intermediate

Dive into Water and Waste Savings Strategies from BOMA’s W2 Challenge Champions

Register: Tues, November 9 at 1:00 pm EDT<https://click.mail.energystar.gov/?qs=f5e9d3eadef16d8bf9e8b345170a13546325856bbaf0110beaeeef2d8bfa946f3c9f7f34121cfa48dacc9ce398e6b28d632a1bb3634f0e41e4c4e55f0518f2b9>

Have you been searching for ways to save water and waste in your commercial buildings? Join us to hear best practices from two ENERGY STAR partners that were champions of The Building Owner and Manager’s Association’s (BOMA) W2 (water and waste) challenge. The W2 Challenge was a two-year program designed to encourage buildings to benchmark water usage and waste output and implement best practices to improve performance.

Participants committed to enter water and/or waste data at least quarterly in ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager® over the 2018 and 2019 calendar years. Nearly 2,000 buildings from more than 400 cities across the US participated, representing nearly half a billion square feet of space. Results from the challenge showed that office sector participants reduced their water-use intensity by 68% and retail and food service participants reduced their waste use intensity by 81%.

Speakers:

  *   Madeline O’Donnell, ESG Analyst at Principal Real Estate Investors
  *   Sormeh McCullough, Senior Manager, ESG at Digital Realty Trust
Webinar Level: Beginner, Intermediate

Portfolio Manager 201

Register: Wed, November 10 at 2:00 pm EDT<https://click.mail.energystar.gov/?qs=f5e9d3eadef16d8b34a908836d229e7cc0e72b252128d9567ef182bab83d11d519eae2b10b439394513acf6bcc82cc18ccee37e5d302981de9d0836cfb314449>

Continue to learn about EPA's ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tool, with a deeper dive into more advanced functionalities such as: editing property data; correcting and updating property use details; using the data quality checker; and sharing property data.

Attend this webinar if you’re interested in:

  *   Portfolio Manager
  *   Sharing property data
Speaker:

  *   Jasmine Xie, ICF
Webinar level: Intermediate

Portfolio Manager 301

Register: Tues, November 16 at 1:00 pm EDT<https://click.mail.energystar.gov/?qs=f5e9d3eadef16d8b8f5ea842e8558c8d27a9e4531b59bccabf7d8b9df679976d1b106a7c6ae26e5fd6db5e02888d830c3f20ee33cda95f8ca66dd33107555cce>

With a good background on the basic functionality of EPA’s ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tool, learn about some advanced features including: using spreadsheet upload templates to update property data; setting goals and targets to plan energy improvements for properties; creating custom reports; and using the Sustainable Buildings Checklist.

Attend this webinar if you’re interested in:

  *   Portfolio Manager
  *   Setting goals for energy improvement
  *   Custom reports
Speaker:

  *   Jasmine Xie, ICF
Webinar level: Advanced

Financing Energy Efficient Buildings: What to Know Before you Sign

Register: Tues, November 16 at 2:30 pm EDT <https://click.mail.energystar.gov/?qs=f5e9d3eadef16d8b248d29a477575290af675f5f8c75af347fcf5e84527001e05db6a1e7b222a1a8ebc1f587f953f90bb755c9188f76bfd29d4e0c8f667f1f3c>

During this session, attendees will learn the ins and outs of how to finance energy efficiency projects at public sector, commercial and industrial buildings. The webinar will review key considerations managers should make while comparing financing options, tax strategies, and energy goals. Furthermore, this webinar will also touch on energy performance contracting and off-balance sheet financing.
Speaker: Neil Zobler, President, Catalyst Financial Group

Webinar Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

How Schools Can Use IAQ Sensors and Energy Data to Continuously Monitor Performance

Register: Wed, November 17 at 2:00 pm EDT <https://click.mail.energystar.gov/?qs=f5e9d3eadef16d8b205d72190e529fbc70750c4b2e09785c98635586a886fd4e627b72adc3f2bfd22212ecf3f73d50ea521e6f4ed974d7261950f731f937ea03>

Indoor air quality (IAQ) and energy efficiency can be integrated and improved when managed together. During this session, you will learn about effective IAQ and energy efficiency monitoring from industry experts as well as the tools that may be available to your school.
Speaker: Caterina Hatcher, EPA's ENERGY STAR Public Sector National Manager

Webinar Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced


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