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Heat Pump Water Heaters in Multifamily New Construction: Design Charrette Findings
After discovering unique building design and installation challenges of heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) in low-rise multifamily housing, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) saw an opportunity. To better understand the opportunity at hand, NEEA staff collaborated with Energy Trust of Oregon staff to identify solutions that overcome these challenges and increase adoption of HPWHs…
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2025 CBSA Introductory Webinar Slides
On September 28, 2023, staff from the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) and study implementer Westat presented information on the Commercial Building Stock Assessment (CBSA) study’s design, timeline, and the firm selected to lead the study. Every five years NEEA conducts the CBSA on behalf of the region. The CBSA catalogues characteristics and equipment impacting energy…
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Review of Market Share Forecast and Key Assumptions for Efficient Rooftop Units
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Cadmus Group for an independent review of the Efficient Rooftop Unit (RTU) program’s approach to developing a naturally occurring baseline market share forecast for Efficient RTUs. For the study, Cadmus Group reviewed NEEA documents, analytic code, and calculations, and then provided feedback and recommendations on NEEA’s naturally…
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High-Performance Windows Market Characterization Study
Thin triple windows (TTW) are emerging as a promising new opportunity for super-efficient residential windows. To understand the awareness of and potential market for TTWs and gain insight into how the mid- and down-stream window markets function in the Northwest, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Cadeo to conduct the Market Characterization that…
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Building Commissioning — 2021 Long Term Monitoring and Tracking Report
This Long-Term Monitoring and Tracking (LTMT) report, prepared by the Cadmus Group, presents the 2021 findings for NEEA’s Building Commissioning Initiative which promoted commissioning from 1999 to 2004, and entered LTMT in 2005. The 2021 LTMT report (1) Updates the number of Northwest commissioning firms, (2) Estimates the total floor area of new and existing…
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2018 Washington State Energy Code Energy Savings Analysis for Nonresidential Buildings
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted NORESCO, LLC. to conduct the 2018 Washington State Energy Code – Commercial (WSEC-C 2018) savings analysis. The WSEC 2018 was developed by the Washington State Building Code Council to replace the previous 2015 WSEC and was adopted statewide for commercial construction permitted as of February 1, 2021. The…
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Efficient Rooftop Unit Tiers Market Research
As part of its Efficient Rooftop Unit (Efficient RTU) program, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) developed a specification outlining the best practices and approaches to delivering efficient natural gas RTUs that reliably deliver heating energy savings in Northern climates and are easy to install as a direct replacement for existing RTUs. The specification will…
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Luminaire Level Lighting Controls – Market Progress Evaluation Report #1
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Cadmus Group to conduct the first Market Progress Evaluation Report for the alliance’s Luminaire Level Lighting Controls (LLLC) Market Transformation program. The study focused on conducting first-year tracking of market progress indicators but encompassed other research objectives as well. Surveys of installation and design/specification companies and interviews…
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Building Commissioning 2020 Long-Term Monitoring and Tracking Report
This Long-Term Monitoring and Tracking (LTMT) report, prepared by The Cadmus Group, presents the 2020 findings for the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance’s (NEEA) Building Commissioning Initiative which promoted commissioning from 1999 to 2004, and entered LTMT in 2005. The 2020 LTMT report: (1) Updates the number of Northwest commissioning firms; (2) Estimates the total floor…
Commercial + Industrial|Commercial Buildings|Industrial