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Empowering Meaningful Measurement & Verification with EcoDash
As new commercial Heat Pump Water Heater (HPWH) products enter the market, monitoring their field performance is critical to ensure proper design, installation, and maintenance, and that energy savings are actualized. EcoDash, Ecotope’s online data viewing tool, provides a standardized, open-source platform for sharing measurement and verification (M&V) data aligned with the Advanced Water Heating…
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Strategic Energy Management
Rooted in Innovation: How the Northwest Created the National Strategic Energy Management Movement For nearly two decades, NEEA has pioneered and advanced strategic energy management (SEM), the continuous energy efficiency improvement process for commercial and industrial buildings. Using a structured approach developed by the alliance, SEM drives deep, lasting change in the ways businesses manage…
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National Efficient Rooftop Unit Energy Modeling
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Resource Innovations and A2 Efficiency to conduct a modeling study on commercial HVAC efficiency measures for various types of commercial rooftop unit (RTU) equipment. The study sought to understand energy-savings potential across different climate zones and present a comprehensive analysis of these of these measures. The research…
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2025 CBSA Webinar #6 Slides
On June 16, 2025, staff from the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) and study implementer Westat presented information on the Commercial Building Stock Assessment (CBSA) data collection status and the plan for reporting the study’s findings. Every five years NEEA conducts the CBSA on behalf of the region. The CBSA catalogues characteristics and equipment impacting…
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2025 Commercial Building Stock Assessment Webinar Updates
The Commercial Building Stock Assessment (CBSA) collects, analyzes, and publishes building characteristic and energy usage data for commercial buildings in the Northwest.
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Parking Lot Lighting Market Research
In order to better understand the Luminaire Level Lighting Controls (LLLC) market for parking lot lighting, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Cadmus to complete a qualitative research study with parking lot lighting decision-makers and contractors. For the research, Cadmus conducted interviews with these audiences to understand the factors that trigger a parking…
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Q2 2025 RETAC Agenda Packet
The Regional Emerging Technology Advisory Committee (RETAC) held their second quarterly meeting of 2025 on June 18th. Topics include a committee “round robin” discussion of energy efficiency initiatives within the region, and an open discussion from members who attended the recent Hot Water-Hot Air Forum and Efficiency Exchange conferences.
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Q2 2025 CICC Meeting Notes
The Commercial & Industrial Coordinating Committee (CICC) held its second quarterly meeting of 2025 on May 13. Topics included an update on NEEA’s Efficient Fan’s Program Updates and a funder Round Robin where CICC members shared the latest news and key programmatic updates for their respective organizations.
Commercial|Industrial