SBW Consulting Becomes Lattice Energy Works
Bellevue, WA, May 6, 2026 SBW Consulting, a women-owned Pacific Northwest energy efficiency engineering and evaluation firm, today announced it is rebranding as Lattice Energy Works. The new name reflects where the firm is headed. For 35 years, we have helped utilities, agencies, and building owners design energy strategies that work in practice and hold […]
Making a Measure: An Interview on Measure Development with Jeremy Stapp
Originally published in Climate Urgency, Climate Action I keep telling everyone that we do measure development. In my mind, I have a pretty good idea of what that means. A client has a piece of tech, or a concept and they want a deemed savings value for it. We get their data, and everyone else’s […]
The Journey to Knowledge on the Path to Performance
Originally published in Climate Urgency, Climate Action. Fourth in the BPS series. As you all know, I have spent the last two seasons learning about building performance standards. When I’m learning, whether it be for a new concept, a new skill, or even something like onboarding to a project, I like to test myself to […]
Building Performance Standards Target Setting: How Low Should We Go?
Originally published in Climate Urgency, Climate Action. Third in the BPS series. In this edition, I’m going to talk about the energy targets that are set for building performance standards! I’m now almost six months into my BPS journey and am greatly enjoying my learning process. I’m now through my first target development process and […]
Money Talk: The Cost of Compliance for Building Performance Standards
Originally published in Climate Urgency, Climate Action. Second in the BPS series. In the last newsletter, I explored the complexities of complying with Building Performance Standards (BPS), emphasizing the importance of participatory policy design. We highlighted how community collaboration can enhance the effectiveness of BPS, drawing on examples from jurisdictions like Boston. Today we are […]
Introduction to Building Performance Standards
Originally published in Climate Urgency, Climate Action To start, the acronym is BPS. (It’s the energy industry, we’re going to use an acronym.) The Why Think of BPS as rules that buildings need to follow to become more energy-efficient. These standards help reduce the amount of energy buildings use. Energy and greenhouse gas emissions go […]