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  • BetterBricks Commercial Building Decision Maker Study

    NEEA contracted with ETHNO Insights to conduct a market research study to better understand the commercial building renovation decision making process. This research will inform NEEA’s understanding of a whole-buildings approach to energy efficiency and identify opportunities to leverage new building performance standards to support energy-efficient renovations in commercial buildings. ETHNO conducted secondary research and…

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  • Market Research on Existing Water Heaters in Select Commercial Buildings, Final Report

    In the spring of 2024, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Lieberman Research to conduct a market research study to better understand gas and electric water heating systems across a selection of commercial buildings in the Northwest, with particular focus on the gas market. These buildings included restaurants, lodging facilities and non-mixed use…

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  • Q4 2024 Codes, Standards and New Construction Newsletter

    STANDARDS: 2024 saw some of the largest federal standards updates in the history of the program. Between 2021 and the end of 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy (U.S. DOE) updated more than 30 federal standards; U.S. DOE reviewed another nine and deemed them not ready for updates. Standards updates typically take more than two years from start to finish, so…

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  • Q3 2024 Codes, Standards and New Construction Newsletter

    While Q3 2024 was slow for federal standards, it was busy for codes. After two prolific quarters, the U.S. Department of Energy (U.S. DOE) slowed the number of dockets for standards, but this lull is not expected to last. More than 10 final rules are expected before the end of the year, and U.S. DOE staff are working hard to…

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  • Q3 2024 Emerging Technology Newsletter

    The third quarter of 2024 brought exciting progress on several projects and kicked off several new research efforts. The second Residential Laundry Field Study is nearing completion, with the final report to be published by Q4 of this year, along with data analysis underway on commercial heat pump dryers and efficient rooftop units. A regional cold climate room…

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  • Montana 2018 Commercial New Construction Code Compliance Evaluation

    The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Michaels Energy to conduct the Montana 2018 Commercial New Construction Code Compliance Evaluation to assess the paths and degree by which code compliance is achieved with the amended 2018 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC). The study focused on newly constructed commercial buildings in Montana under its version…

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    Commercial|Commercial Buildings

  • Extended Motor Products Market Progress Evaluation Report #1

    The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with ADM Associates Inc. (ADM) to conduct the first Market Progress Evaluation Report (MPER) for NEEA’s Extended Motor Products (XMP) pump and circulator program. Through this study, ADM reviewed and assessed the clarity and alignment of the program’s guiding documentation, including the Program Logic Model, Market Transformation Theory,…

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  • Q4 2024 Market Research and Evaluation Newsletter

    Greetings to all of you! Welcome to the Q4 2024 Market Research & Evaluation (MRE) newsletter. Inside are all the details about what NEEA’s MRE team has been up to the past few months, as well as what’s planned for the start of the new year. It’s been an eventful year. Nearly 40 studies were…

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  • Q4 2024 Emerging Technology Newsletter

    NEEA’s Emerging Technology team is concluding a successful 2024 with the completion of several key projects, including:  The launch of a long-awaited field study on Luminaire Level Lighting Controls (LLLC) combined with HVAC control in a commercial building constitute a highlight of the year. Led by Senior Product Manager Chris Wolgamott, this study, delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic,…

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  • Independent Assessment of NEEA Approaches to Estimating Influence Over State Energy Codes

    The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with NMR Group to conduct a review of several alternative approaches to evaluating NEEA’s influence on the outcomes of state energy code processes in the Northwest. The objective of this assessment was to support NEEA in identifying ways to assess its codes efforts that more accurately document and…

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