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  • Analysis of Expanded Efficiency Parameters for Very High Efficiency DOAS

    As part of its High-Performance HVAC program, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) focuses on defining a very high efficiency dedicated outside air system (very high efficiency DOAS) configuration, including the various types of products and recommendations to designers and installers of systems. NEEA contracted with Red Car Analytics to conduct this report, which intends…

    Commercial|Commercial Buildings|Heating and Cooling|Integrated Systems|New Construction|Technology
  • Gas-Fired Rooftop Unit Efficiency Testing Task 3 Report

    The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) works as part of a bi-national, cross-industry committee to support the revision of the CSA Group’s P.8 standard for Thermal Efficiencies of Industrial and Commercial Gas-Fired Package Furnaces. The revision seeks to represent a more accurate, holistic view of the overall energy consumption of an entire commercial gas-fired packaged…

    Commercial Buildings|Heating and Cooling|Integrated Systems|Natural Gas|Technology
  • Review of Market Share Forecast and Key Assumptions for VHE DOAS

    As part of its High-Performance HVAC program, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Cadmus Group for an independent review of the program’s approach to developing a naturally occurring baseline market share forecast for Very High Efficiency Dedicated Outside Air Systems (VHE DOAS). For the study, Cadmus Group reviewed NEEA documents and calculations, and…

    Commercial|Commercial Buildings|Heating and Cooling|Integrated Systems
  • Energy Savings from Efficient Rooftop Units in Heating Dominated Climates

    The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) and Nicor Gas contracted with Cadeo Group to conduct energy modeling analysis of efficient rooftop units (RTU). This report describes the energy modeling analysis Cadeo performed to support the development of an efficient RTU initiative on behalf of NEEA and Nicor. Cadeo applied five different energy efficiency measures to…

    Commercial|Commercial Buildings|Heating and Cooling|Integrated Systems|Natural Gas|Technology
  • VHE DOAS Commercial Building Decision Makers Market Research

    As part of its High-Performance HVAC program, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Hayden + Tanner to conduct this qualitative study to expand its knowledge of HVAC system decision makers and influencers in commercial and government buildings. The study had two research objectives: 1) Learn how to overcome the influences of first cost,…

    Commercial|Commercial Buildings|Heating and Cooling|Integrated Systems
  • Washington 2015 Commercial Construction Code Evaluation Study

    The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Cadmus to conduct the Washington 2015 Commercial Construction Code Evaluation Study to assess the ways in which commercial new construction across Washington is being affected by current (2015) commercial code, as well as to estimate these buildings’ energy performance. The research team conducted site visits (virtual or…

    Commercial|Commercial + Industrial Lighting|Commercial Buildings|Heating and Cooling|Integrated Systems|Natural Gas|New Construction
  • 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…

    Commercial|Commercial Buildings|Heating and Cooling|Natural Gas
  • 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…

    Commercial|Commercial + Industrial Lighting|Commercial Buildings|Industrial
  • Commercial Secondary Window Program Development Research

    As part of its Window Attachments program, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) is investigating the market potential for Commercial Secondary Windows (CSW), which are secondary windows that can be added to existing commercial windows to improve overall building performance. In late 2020, NEEA contracted with Cadeo Group to conduct the Commercial Secondary Windows Program…

    Commercial|Commercial Buildings|Integrated Systems
  • 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…

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