2023 Powerful Facility Energy Conference
March 16, 2023
Puget Sound Energy, Seattle City Light, Snohomish County PUD and the International Facility Management Association Seattle Chapter hosted the Powerful Facility Energy Conference 2023 (PFEC 2023) for commercial building owners and managers, building operations and engineering staff, architects, and engineers on March 16th, 2023.
Resources from this event are available here.
2022 Powerful Facility Energy Conference
March 17, 2022
Lynnwood Convention Center in Lynnwood, WA.
Puget Sound Energy, Seattle City Light, Snohomish County PUD and the International Facility Management Association will host the conference for commercial building owners and managers, building operations and engineering staff, architects, and engineers. Breakout sessions will feature speakers and panel discussions on practical energy solutions and strategies to improve energy performance and operational cost savings.
2019 Greater Seattle Chapter Annual Symposium
“THE BUSINESS OF BUILDINGS - INVESTIGATE, DISCOVER, PREDICT”
Dear Members and Associates,
On behalf of the IFMA Seattle Chapter, I would like to thank each one of you who attended the 23rd Annual IFMA Education Symposium with a big thank you to Melanie Danuser and her Education Committee members for putting the Symposium together.
This year's theme highlighted “The Business of Buildings – Investigate, Discover, Predict” and was filled with experts illustrating how facility professionals can address the variety of challenges they face in their day-to-day work. Our keynote speaker, Gifford Pinchot III, introduced us to “Innovative Entrepreneurism” or “Intrapreneuring” and showed us ways that we can use this Intrapreneurial spirit to benefit both our companies and our employees.
We focused on two separate tracks this year. One focus was Building Systems including presentations related to HVAC systems throughout our buildings. Experts discussed the ins and outs of Heating and AC units, as well as how to operate and troubleshoot basic problems with HVAC and Lighting controls. Our other track was about the Business of Buildings which included sessions on the Evolving Workplace, which explored the changing nature of work and employee expectations in today’s office space. We also introduced a wonderful panel of Women in FM and listened as they explained ways to close the generational and information gap as well as shared practical experiences and best practices in their field. Overall, the day was full of activity!
Special thanks to our Premier Sponsor, CentiMark and our many Supporting Sponsors: The Northwest Energy Efficiency Council, Scranton Products, AppSheet, Connectrac, Alledra LED Lighting, Snohomish County PUD, Enecon, Apollo Solutions Group, McManus Brothers, Willdan, University Mechanical Contractors, Sunbelt Controls, Commute with Enterprise, Commercial Cleaning Systems, Corporate Care, Seattle City Light, and the University of Washington Professional and Continuing Education program.
We hope that you found the 23rd Annual IFMA Education Symposium informative and worthwhile. Our primary goal was to increase your understanding of Building Systems and the Workplace Experience and provide introductions and resources that will support your Facilities Career. Please keep your eyes out for a save the date for the 2020 Symposium. We are committed to offering topical and informative educational sessions based on your feedback as well as more time for networking with the trade show supporters.
Thank you,
Tony Houts
President
The Greater Seattle Chapter of IFMA
Keynote Speaker:
Gifford Pinchot III is an author, a serial intrapreneur, a consultant, and a thought leader. He coined the word intrapreneur with his wife, Libba, and wrote the book that started the intrapreneurship movement. Intrapreneuring: Why You Don't Have to Leave the Corporation to Become an Entrepreneur (1985), explained how the intrapreneurial spirit can flourish within larger organizations to the benefit of both the company and the employees. The book was a NY Times bestseller and published in 15 languages.
Since 1983, Mr. Pinchot and his wife Libba have led Pinchot & Company, a consulting and training business that has served over half of the Fortune 100 and helped them to launch over 700 new products and businesses.
In 2002, the Pinchots co-founded and led the Bainbridge Graduate Institute (BGI), the first school to offer an MBA in Sustainable Business. In 2016, it merged with Presidio Graduate School. Mr. Pinchot is writing a new book entitled The New Intrapreneuring:
Mr. Pinchot has received numerous awards in his lifetime, among them, Executive Excellence, naming him number 19 among the top 100 leadership thinkers. He graduated from Harvard University in 1965 with honors in Economics. In 2009 he was awarded the Olympus Lifetime Education Award and in 2010 he and his wife were both named Purpose Prize fellows.
Premier Sponsor:
Thank You to our 2019 Symposium Sponsors
Visit our Education Symposium Wrap Up pages to view the presentations from past symposiums in pdf format.
PAST EDUCATION SYMPOSIUMS
Revisit our past symposiums through our recap and presentations from the day.
2018 22ND ANNUAL EDUCATION SYMPOSIUM
May 23, 2018 | Wrap-Up
2017 21ST ANNUAL EDUCATION SYMPOSIUM
June 21, 2017 | Wrap-Up
2016 20TH ANNUAL EDUCATION SYMPOSIUM
March 10, 2016 | Wrap-Up
2015 19TH ANNUAL EDUCATION SYMPOSIUM
March 19, 2015 | Wrap-Up
