Building Collaboration and Community
Join us for the 2025 Northwest Region Conference. Expand your industry knowledge and network with your peers from all over the Northwest Region. We all work hard to deliver complex projects. It takes teamwork and collaboration. This conference is targeted at Architects, Contractors, Engineers, Product Reps, and how we can all work together to deliver the better buildings.
May 8-10, 2025 | Portland, OR
Conference Add-On’s: Enhance you conference experience.
Book Your Room
Room Available at the Hyatt Regency for $169/night!
Experience a true taste of Portland when you stay at Hyatt Regency Portland at the Oregon Convention Center, located near Lloyd Center mall. Connect to what matters most from our unique vantage point on the eastside, just across the river from downtown. It’s the perfect destination to explore the city’s various neighborhoods. As curators of everything Portland, our hotel showcases the area’s best artisans, including Wayfinder Beer brewery, Wild Roots Spirits, Adelsheim Vineyards and more. Come discover the many sides of our eclectic city.
Thursday, May 8, 2025
1:00 PM to 5:00 PM – Workshop: Flash Mob Specifications - Conference Add-On
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM – Building Tour: PAE Living Building Session #1 - Conference Add-On
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM – Building Tour: PAE Living Building Session #2 - Conference Add-On
5:00 PM to 6:00 PM – Emerging Professional Mixer - Joint with ASHRAE
6:00 PM to 10:00 PM – Welcome Party / Dinner
9:00 PM to 12:00 AM – Hospitality Suite - Joint with ASHRAE
Friday, May 9, 2025
8:00 AM to 9:00 AM – Education Session #1
9:30 AM to 10:30 AM – Education Session #2
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM – Education Session #3
12:00 PM to 1:30 PM – Lunch
1:30 PM to 2:30 PM – Education Session#4
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM – Education Session #5
4:00 PM to 4:30 PM – Industry Forum - Networking Happy Hour
4:30 PM to 5:30 PM – Industry Forum 5x10 Presentations
5:30 PM to 7:00 PM - Industry Forum Trade Show and Networking - Joint with ASHRAE
7:00 PM to 8:30 PM – Industry Forum Keynote Presentation
9:00 PM to 12:00 AM – Hospitality Suite - Joint with ASHRAE
Saturday, May 10, 2025
9:00 AM to 11:00 AM – Region Awards Brunch
11:00 AM to 5:00 PM - NW Region Leadership Training
Over 15 Education Sessions to Choose From
8.5 CSI LU’s and AIA credit Available
Networking Events
Bluebeam Revu for Beginners – Learn the tips and tricks for using Bluebeam to make your job easier.
Developing Standards for our Transit Future – Learn more about Sound Transit, the largest voter-supported transit initiative in North America.
How to Specify Engineered Wood – From WSP, LVL, PSL, and CLT learn the basic types of engineered woods and their properties.
Embodied Carbon in Specs – What you need to know about specifying embodied carbon.
Sustainable Roofing Materials – How to select roofing materials that have superior performance and are better for the environment.
Trama Informed Design – Using overlapping lenses of psychology, neuroscience, physiology, and cultural factors to create spaces that promote a sense of calm, safety, dignity, empowerment, and well-being.
JEDI in Specifications – An interactive workshop to explore how to integrate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) into projects in substantive and meaningful ways.
Grill the Specifier – This is your chance to ask the specifiers all those burning questions about why and how they do what they do.
Door Hardware 101 – Demystifying what door hardware is how to specify it better.
Why Do We Keep Making the Same Mistakes – A panel discussion on lessons we just can’t seem to learn.
Mold and Microbial Growth During Construction – And what we can do about it.
Emerging Professional Round Table Discussion – What do we want the future of the AEC industry to look like?
Let’s Collaborate with Legos – An interactive exploration into a better way of decision-making and management that enables transparency and collaboration, reduces challenges, and results in better project outcomes. With Legos!
Thermal Bridging and ASHRAE 90.1 – Changes to the code are coming, what do you need to know?
Shattering Expectations: Glass Operable Walls – Discuss utilizing glass operable walls in a variety of applications.
Industry Forum
This year’s conference also includes access to Portland CSI’s Annual Industry Forum. Attended by hundreds of designers, engineers, product representatives, and project owners. Industry Forum Provides an informative and stimulating look at what’s innovative in our industry!
Thank you Sponsors!
Gold Sponsors:
Meal Sponsors:
Event Sponsor:
Platinum Sponsors:
5x10 Sponsor:
Bar Sponsors:
Sponsor Packages
Hospitality Suite Sponsor – Limit 1 - $4,000 - Only 1 Left!
1 Ticket to Conference
Banner and Display Space in Hospitality Suite
Logo on the website, event invitations, and program
Platinum Sponsor – Limit 6 - $2,995 - SOLD OUT!
2 Tickets to Conference
Promo code to Invite Guests to Attend Industry Forum
Logo on Main Banner, website, and event invitations
2 Table Top Display Spaces at Industry Forum Trade Show
1 Table Top Display Space at Welcome Reception
(2) Tickets for IF Keynote Luncheon
Half Page Ad in Event Program
Participation in Sponsor Bingo Card for Raffle Prizes
Meal Sponsor (Welcome Reception, Lunch, Awards Brunch) – Limit 1 per Meal - $2,500 - Only 2 left!
1 Ticket to Conference
Table Top Display at conference Space at Meal
Logo on the event website, event invitations, event program
5 minute speech at meal
Gold Sponsor – Limit 40 - $1,750 - Only 3 Left!
1 Ticket to attend Conference
Promo code to invite guests to Industry Forum
1 Table Top Display Space at Industry Forum
Logo on the event website, event invitations, and program
Participation in Sponsor Bingo Card for Raffle Prizes
Bar Sponsor – Limit 1 per Event - $1,000 - SOLD OUT!
Logo on event website, program
Sign at Bar
Logo on Drink tickets
Ad Space – Full Page $650, Half Page $350, Quarter Page $225
Ad space in Conference Program and Industry Forum Program
2 Conferences
1 Weekend
ASHRAE is also hosting their Region Conference at the Hyatt in Portland, and we will be able to network across both conferences! A great 2-for-1 opportunity!
Discover Portland
From tasty food carts to outdoor adventures, wine tasting, brewery tours, biking and running trails, outdoor markets, museums and so much more, there is an endless list of things to do in the city!
