Seattle Building Emissions Navigator
Not sure how to meet the new Seattle Building Emissions Performance Standard (BEPS) requirements? Start here with the Building Emissions Navigator, which includes the technical assistance program formerly known as the Clean Buildings Accelerator.1
It's a free technical support program for owners and managers of buildings larger than 20,000 square feet to help you understand and get ready for BEPS and the Washington Clean Buildings Performance Standard (WA CBPS).
Navigator Trainings:
- Multifamily-only (including condos/co-ops) virtual coaching cohorts
- General virtual coaching cohorts, open to owners of all building types
- Two-day, in-person coaching cohorts
- Virtual drop-in hours to help building owners get “unstuck”
- Online educational materials, including videos and tools to learn about BEPS and WA CBPS at your own pace
Navigator Funding Opportunities:
- 2025 Building Decarbonization Grant funding available now (see sidebar)
About Coaching: Coaching will help you determine how BEPS and WA CBPS may apply to your building and the timelines to comply. Coaching also offers customized support to find energy and emissions reductions opportunities in your building and information about how to finance them.
All building owners and managers are welcome, and we especially encourage BIPOC, nonprofits, and owners of buildings that serve or are in frontline communities2 to join our free group coaching and training. Reach out to cleanbuildings@seattle.gov to learn more or attend an info session or another one of the Navigator’s regular events.
OSE expects to add more Building Emissions Navigator tools and services and links to opportunities with City partners as BEPS deadlines get closer.
1A team led by Stillwater Energy, which has experience implementing similar programs for SnoPUD and Puget Sound Energy and experience with diversity, equity, and inclusion in the context of strategic energy management for buildings, is leading the group coaching sessions and education program implementation.
2Seattle's Green New Deal supports the program within the City of Seattle and places a priority on buildings serving frontline communities. Frontline communities include Black people, Indigenous people, sovereign tribal nations, communities of color, immigrants, refugees, youths, elders, houseless people, disabled people, LGBTQ+ people, people with low and no income, and people who work in outdoor occupations.