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2019 BOC Program Dataset Analysis
This memo documents BrightLine Group’s analysis of the Northwest Energy Efficiency Council (NEEC) Building Operator Certification (BOC) program dataset as of January 2020. The primary goal of this analysis was to describe the 2019 new BOC certificants and update the count of active BOC certificants in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington, as of January 13,…
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Extended Motor Products Market Characterization
In support of its Extended Motor Products (XMP) program, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Cadmus Group to prepare a characterization of the pump market between Q3 and Q4 of 2019. The study considered small horsepower energy efficient pumps, with a focus on “smart pumps,” which are defined as packaged systems consisting of a…
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2019 Oregon New Commercial Construction Code Evaluation Study
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Ecotope, Inc. to conduct the Oregon Commercial Code Evaluation (OCCE). The study was designed to provide a broad understanding of how well new commercial buildings are being built in terms of energy performance capabilities. Ecotope looked at new commercial construction to assess current building characteristics, the degree…
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Beverage Vending Machines Standard Evaluation
Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) participated in the U.S. Department of Energy process to establish a standard regulating the consumption of energy in beverage vending machines (BVM). The standard was published in 2016 and compliance was required in January 2019. NEEA contracted with TRC Engineers to conduct an evaluation of efforts undertaken by NEEA and…
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Commercial Code Enhancement Audience Research
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with NMR Group to conduct research in support of NEEA’s Commercial Code Enhancement (CCE) program. The objective of the research was to learn how to effectively communicate with key market actors to increase the likelihood that targeted and vetted code proposals generated by the CCE program will be…
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2018 BOC 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 2018. The primary goal of this analysis was to describe the 2018 new BOC certificants and update the count of active BOC certificants in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington, as of January 18,…
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2019 Reduced Wattage Lamp Replacement Transition Progress Market Evaluation Report
NEEA contracted with Cadeo Group to complete the Transition Market Progress Evaluation Report (Transition MPER) for Reduced Wattage Lamp Replacement (RWLR) in preparation for transition to Long Term Monitoring and Tracking (LTMT). This Transition MPER documents the initiative’s progress towards transforming the non-residential lighting maintenance market, evaluates its initial LTMT plan, and identifies opportunities to…
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Commercial High-Performance HVAC Market Characterization
NEEA contracted with Opinion Dynamics to conduct the Commercial High-Performance Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HP HVAC) Market Characterization. This study was designed to provide the program team and internal decision-makers insights into how to refine the size and nature of this transformation opportunity. The research team created a system replacement decision-making model based on…
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Building Commissioning – 2018 Long-Term Monitoring and Tracking Report
As part of the Northwest Efficiency Alliance’s long-term monitoring and tracking (LTMT) efforts on new and existing commercial building commissioning, Cadmus collected and analyzed data on 2018 commissioning activity in the Northwest.
Commercial|Commercial Buildings