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  • Northwest ENERGY STAR Homes Energy Analysis: 2006 – 2007

    This report presents the results of an evaluation of energy use of homes in the Northwest Energy Star Homes Program of the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) and operated by utilities throughout the Pacific Northwest.  It is likely that in the near future the Program will be known as the Certified Home Programs Initiative.

    Residential|Residential Buildings
  • 2009-10 Residential Lighting Market Research Study

    The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) began its consumer lighting market initiatives in 1997 to advance consumer awareness and use of compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) and fluorescent light fixtures throughout the region. In 2000, NEEA began targeting retailers (by providing salesperson training as well as advertising and marketing support) and shifted its focus to manufacturers…

    Regional Studies|Residential|Residential Buildings
  • Northwest Ductless Heat Pump Pilot Project: Report #1

    The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) hired the team of Ecotope, Inc., working with Research Into Action, Inc., to evaluate the Northwest Ductless Heat Pump Pilot Project. This document provides an assessment of the pilot’s market progress and processes. The pilot implementation document specifies four primary goals, listed below with our key findings. 

    Consumer Products|Heating and Cooling|Residential|Residential Buildings
  • Home Appraisers Qualitative Study Final Research Report

    The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) promotes energy-efficient homes through its Northwest ENERGY STAR® Homes program. The program encourages builders to differentiate their homes by constructing them to ENERGY STAR standards. The program also strives to generate demand for ENERGY STAR homes by educating real estate agents about the benefits of energy efficiency and ENERGY…

    Residential Buildings
  • 2008-09 CFL Tracking Study

    NEEA began its consumer lighting market initiatives in 1997 to advance consumer awareness and use of compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) and fluorescent light fixtures throughout the region. Its earliest projects addressed such market barriers as high first cost; lack of product availability; lack of consumer awareness; incompatibility of CFLs with existing fixtures, dimmers, timers and…

    Consumer Products|Residential Buildings
  • Long-Term Monitoring and Tracking Report on 2008 Activities

    Market transformation initiatives are long-term in nature. The development and launching of new products and services can be visualized as an “S”-shaped diffusion curve with relatively little market impact in the initial years and the major market effects occurring several years after an initiative is launched. The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) tracks the progress…

    Commercial + Industrial|Residential Buildings
  • ENERGY STAR Consumer Products Lighting Project Report #4

    NEEA’s launched its first residential lighting market initiatives in 1997 to accelerate the awareness and use of high-efficiency compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) and fluorescent light fixtures among residential customers. The program was designed to address market barriers including high first cost; lack of product availability; lack of consumer awareness; incompatibility of CFLs with existing fixtures,…

    Residential|Residential Buildings
  • Residential New Construction (Single and Multi-Family) Billing Analysis

    One of the objectives of the 2006 Residential New Construction Characteristics and Practices Study was to characterize the overall energy usage of these buildings.  This short report discusses the methodology used to collect and analyze the data to estimate annual energy usage.  Billing data reflected in this report represents data captured over a 16-month period…

    Heating and Cooling|Residential|Residential Buildings
  • Single-Family Residential Existing Construction Stock Assessment

    This document is the final report for the Single-Family Residential Existing Construction Stock Assessment.  The study was sponsored by the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance and was conducted by RLW Analytics. 

    Residential Buildings
  • Existing Multifamily Tenant Appliance Efficiency Saturation Study – Final Report

    This report is a follow-on to the 2004-05 study.  RLW matched the appliance and equipment model numbers to efficiency databases, summarized the efficiencies, and this report provides a summary of our findings. 

    Residential Buildings

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