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

NW Region Conference Attendee
from $75.00
Region Conference 2025 Sponsor
from $225.00

Conference Add-On’s: Enhance you conference experience.

Specs Workshop
from $40.00
Building Tour: PAE Living Building
$0.00

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. Deadline to book at this reduced rate is April, 16, 2025.

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 - Joint with ASHRAE

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:

Bar Sponsors:

Sponsor Packages

Hospitality Suite Sponsor – Limit 1 - $4,000

                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 10 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 - Only 1 Left!

                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

Region Conference 2025 Sponsor
from $225.00

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!