Throughout the built environment, new technologies are connecting building systems and occupants in ways that generate new and exciting opportunities. From enabling buildings to perform for occupants and owners in previously unimaginable ways, to leveraging buildings to accelerate smart cities and the clean energy transition for a cleaner and healthier planet, the opportunities are countless and inspiring. The Smart Buildings Exchange (SBX) brings together the key audiences to challenge the hype, bear witness to the innovation, and explore the business case for accelerating the adoption and commercialization of smart buildings technologies and practices.
This year’s SBX Fall Conference focuses on a defining challenge for our industry: how to capitalize on innovation and accelerate smart buildings adoption in a rapidly changing environment. In a world of rising costs, AI, evolving expectations, connected building systems, and growing building and cybersecurity concerns, the need for smarter, more resilient, and more scalable solutions has never been clearer. SBX 2026 will bring together leaders from across the built environment to examine what is driving progress, what is holding it back, and what it will take to move from promising innovation to widespread implementation.
SBX Advisory Committee
Advisory Committee members helping to develop the conference programming and content include:
- Robb Andrade, Overcast Innovations
- Juan Carlos Blacker, BetterBricks
- Gabe Boeckman, McKinstry
- Brendan Bryant, DB Engineering
- Craig Engelbrecht, LONG Building Technologies
- Lisa Frasene, Seattle City Light
- Robby Martin, ATS
- Chris Meek, Integrated Design Lab
- Jeff Nichols, Pilotlight
- Reed Powell, MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions
- Irina Rasputnis, Seattle City Light
- Ben Rushwald, Puget Sound Energy
- Leslie Wright, Puget Sound Energy