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The NW BCxA Chapter is proud to announce broad student membership sponsorship for any attending applicable post-secondary educational or apprenticeship programs. The students need to show interest in joining our organization and hopefully this may lead them to pursue a career in our industry. If you have a contact at an educational or apprenticeship program, like your alma mater please provide the following 2022 BCxA NW Chapter Student Sponsorship Notice and notify the board of your outreach by CC'ing the chapter email address bcxa.nwchapter@gmail.com.
In September 2021, Oregon Bureau of Labor & Industries (BOLI) approved a new Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (JATC) program. The Building Energy and Controls Apprenticeship (BECA) is led by Lane Community College's Roger Ebbage. After talking with Roger, the content could be a valuable non engineering path to entry level positions in our industry. Apprentices earn while they learn, working as regular employees, contributing to companies' output, and mastering skills under the guidance of your skilled workforce. Kimberly Farris with ABC PNW, the administrator, is looking for Oregon based trainer companies to take on potential apprentices as they become available. If your company is interested, please contact her directly at Kimberly Farris.
If your company is not based in Oregon and you would like to support this program, tell the board and Kimberly about your interest, there are options for firms based outside of Oregon as long as they do work in Oregon. We are also going to see what it would take to expand this to Washington State Labor and Industry (L&I) next and they get Washington based educational institutions' support.
BECA Training Agent Sign Up Docs
The BCxA has opened their window to accept abstracts for potential speakers and sessions at this year's 2022 BCxA Annual Conference in Phoenix, Arizona! The conference is scheduled for September 21st through the 23rd.
Visit the BCxA Website to download the application and submit your ideas by March 11, 2022!
2022 NCBC Page
Abstract Form Download Link
Travis McDaniel of the BCxA California Chapter board is promoting a series of trainings on Fault Detection and Diagnostics (FDD) organized by the PG&E Pacific Energy Center.
A bunch of the training is on demand as well. Use the links below to get more information and sign up.
BCxA California Chapter Website
PG&E On Demand Learning Website
The Northwest BCxA Chapter is live on Linkedin, follow the group and stay up to date with the latest info and posts.
Student Interships & Entry Level Job Postings
Does your firm have internships for students or entry level positions available? If so, please contact John Herboth and we can post a link to your company's job posting from your website along with some details here on the chapter website. If you have any established relationships with educational institutions, the board would like to know our networks reach and activity.
BCxA Northwest Committees
Advocacy Subcommittee
Co-Chairs John Herboth and Laura Irons
The Advocacy Subcommittee is composed of NW BCxA chapter members who volunteer to act on behalf of the Association to:
(a) Identify, evaluate, and track new or revised potential legislation, codes, standards and policies that may affect the practice of building commissioning.
(b) Actively engaging with legislative and code boards to improve commissioning standards and guidelines.
(c) Educate Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs) about commissioning in code, our processes, and seek to improve practical enforcement through lessons learned.
If you are interested in being a voice for the commissioning profession and ensuring that the practice of commissioning is accurately represented at city, county, and state levels, please contact John Herboth & Laura Irons to see where you could get involved. This could be as little as one hour per quarter to update the subcommittee on what is happening locally in your region so we can pass that information onto the chapter.
Advocacy Subcommittee “Charter”
Advocacy Subcommittee “2022 Goals and Tasks” (PENDING)
Q1/Q2/Q3/Q4 Advocacy Subcommittee Mtgs - (TBD)
Local Cx Code and Standards Tracking - Submission Form
Local Cx Regulations Tracking - Submission Form
Cx Codes, Standards, and Regulations Survey Results
Educational and Conference Subcommittee
Co-Chairs Laura Irons and Treasa Sweek
The Educational and Conference subcommittee provides educational content, planning, and coordination for our quarterly chapter meetings and regional conferences. If you have an idea for a topic or have a 45 minute presentation prepared, send it our way for consideration. Presentation abstracts need to be submitted at least 4 weeks in advance of an event for continuing education credit approval.
This year’s plan is to host another ½ day virtual technical seminar due to the challenge of hosting in person or hybrid virtual & in person event. There are several areas that this committee could use assistance from our chapter members in regards to the regional conference;
(a) Assisting the planning and session content
(b) Assisting or leading in the marketing of the event and reaching out to affiliate industry groups for promotion
(c) Assisting in the execution of the event
Please contact Laura Irons & Treasa Sweek if you are interested in supporting our chapter meetings and conference.
Meet-up Subcommittee
Co-Chairs Nathan Coy and Travis Lynn
Wouldn't it be great to meet more of our members in more casual local events for networking and collaboration over coffee, drinks, or a entertainment event? The pandemic is going anywhere anytime soon, so we need your help to setup Meet Ups throughout the Northwest region in areas where members can congregate.
We would love involvement from members in Idaho, Montana, Hawaii, and Alaska to make this valuable outside of the I-5 corridor. The goal is to make people at all reaches of our chapter borders feel connected to our organization.
If you are interested in getting to know your fellow chapter members and grow your professional network, please contact Nathan Coy & Travis Lynn.
Membership Subcommittee
Co-Chairs John Herboth and Chris Cunningham
The Membership committee strives to continuously improve engagement with our members, students, and engage with our chapter’s non-member partner and affiliate organizations to extend the our network's reach and grow.
The committee is committed to promoting connections in our chapter and outside of it through our shared desire to improve our industry and our willingness to commit our time to make it happen.
If you are interested in getting to know your fellow chapter members and grow your professional network, please contact John Herboth & Chris Cunningham.
Membership Subcommittee “Charter”
Membership Subcommittee “2022 Goals and Tasks” (PENDING)
BCxA Northwest Chapter Resources
2021 Chapter Meeting Recordings
Q1 Mtg Replay - WA State HB1257 Clean Bldgs Law
Q2 Mtg Replay - Kaiser Permanente's Chapter 17 Cx Std with Connected Cx
Q2 Meeting Documents (includes KP 2020 Cx standards)
Q3 NW Conf - Session 1 Replay - Bldgs are Our Best Medicine by Dr. Stephanie Taylor
Q3 NW Conf - Session 2 Replay - Panel Discussion on KP Std - Controls Design by Cx Provider
Q3 NW Conf - Session 3 Replay - Panel Discussion on KP Std - Controller Bench Testing
Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
01-10-2022 NW BOD Meeting Minutes
12-13-2021 NW BOD Meeting Minutes
Chapter Bylaws
The Northwest BCxA chapter is currently reviewing our bylaws to update language to fit out current chapter and board meeting practices, update officer duties and roles, and review current board makeup guidelines on participation from individual companies. If you have any suggestions please get in touch with John Herboth.
