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Building Operator Certificate Program Dataset Analysis
This memo documents Research Into Action’s analysis of the Northwest Energy Efficiency Council (NEEC) Building Operator Certification (BOC) program dataset as of 2015. The primary goal of this analysis was to describe the 2015 new BOC certificants and update the count of active BOC certificants in the four Pacific Northwest (“Northwest”) states as of January…
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Commercial Real Estate Market Partners Program Savings Persistence Analysis
NEEA sought to determine the persistence of implemented activities and electricity savings for the Commercial Real Estate (CRE) Market Partners Program (MPP) cohort. The MPP encourages adoption of Strategic Energy Management (SEM) practices to reduce energy use. SEM is a holistic approach to managing energy that involves efficient equipment and behavioral activities and requires engagement…
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2014 CBSA Regional Summary
The Commercial Building Stock Assessment (CBSA) is a periodic study of energy use in existing commercial buildings in the Northwest (Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington). The study is conducted by the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) in partnership with the Bonneville Power Administration, the Northwest Power and Conservation Council, Energy Trust of Oregon and regional…
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Appendix AAA – Combined CBSA Building Characteristic Summary Tables
This appendix presents updated versions of all summary tables and graphs provided in Appendix A and Appendix AA to the 2014 Northwest Commercial Building Stock Assessment Final Report. These updates represent the compilation of survey data collected from the 859 buildings sampled as part of the 2014 Core CBSA, as well as 521 additional sites…
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BOC-Expansion Initiative Market Progress Evaluation Report #3
This is the third Market Progress Evaluation Report (MPER) of the Building Operator Certification Expansion Initiative (“BOC-E” or “the Initiative”). The Northwest Energy Efficiency Council (NEEC), Northwest Water and Energy Education Institute (NWEEI), and the International Building Operators Association (IBOA) have offered BOC training and certification to facility operators in the Northwest since 1997.
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Existing Building Renewal Montana and Idaho Savings Validation – 2014 Results
This report summarizes research conducted for the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) as part of the evaluation of four Existing Building Renewal (EBR) pilot projects. This evaluation involved a review of the energy efficiency efforts undertaken at the NEEA EBR participating owner demonstration buildings in Missoula, Montana and in Boise, Idaho during the period of…
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Evaluation of Key Alliance Cost Effectiveness Model Assumptions for Commissioning
As part of the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance’s (NEEA) current long-term monitoring and tracking (LTMT) efforts on commissioning, Cadmus collected data on market activities and trends related to building commissioning in the Pacific Northwest for 2014 to guide the update of NEEA’s key assumptions that drive energy savings forecasting and reporting.
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Commercial New Construction Market Assessment
NEEA seeks to accelerate high-performance new construction practices across the region through development of programs and resources that reinforce the value proposition and equip market actors to successfully implement high-performance projects. The report highlights trends, barriers, and opportunities for high-performance projects, with a focus on Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Montana. This 2014 study discusses potential…
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Commercial Real Estate (CRE) Market Test Assessment: Understanding Delivery, Partnership Strategies and Program Channels
NEEA, through its Commercial Real Estate (CRE) Initiative, is seeking to drive the adoption of energy efficiency best practices. These best practices include behaviors and tools that continuously support effective implementation of energy management. The Initiative’s target market is CRE executives in firms holding portfolios of income-producing office, warehouse and big box retail in a…
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Commercial Real Estate Participant Cohorts Market Progress Report
In October 2013, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) engaged Cadmus to conduct research on the commercial real estate (CRE) market and NEEA’s CRE Initiative.1 Since 2007, NEEA has offered the initiative to encourage the Northwest’s commercial real estate market to adopt Strategic Energy Management (SEM) practices to reduce energy use. SEM is a holistic…
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