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2011 RBSA End Use Load Shape Data
The 2011 RBSA metering data is comprised of end-use loads measured at 15-minute intervals over 27 consecutive months. The participants are a subset of the full 2011 RBSA Single-family Report. The “RBSA End Use Load Shape Data” file and the “RBSA End Use Load Shape Flags Data” file are two supplemental files for the main…
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Oregon Residential Specialty Code: Energy Efficiency Analysis
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Ecotope, Inc. to conduct the 2017 Oregon Residential Specialty Code (ORSC) Energy Efficiency Analysis. The study was designed to evaluate energy performance for newly constructed homes to inform the future Oregon residential energy code and support the Governor of Oregon’s Executive Order in achieving the U.S. Department of…
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New Homes Rater Focus Groups Research Report
In the fall of 2019, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with ILLUME Advising to conduct focus groups with residential new construction raters. These sessions occurred during the Home Efficiency Forum in Portland, Ore. In support of NEEA’s Next Step Homes program, the research intended to increase understanding of the business practices of raters in the…
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Ceiling Fan Standard Evaluation Report
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) collaborated with other energy efficiency organizations to participate in the Department of Energy’s (DOE) process to establish an energy consumption standard for ceiling fans. NEEA, together with other efficiency organizations reviewed and made comments on the 2016 test procedure. This work changed the analysis used by DOE and affected…
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2019 Manufactured Homes Program Assessment
Energy 350 conducted a to-date assessment of the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance’s (NEEA) Manufactured Homes program. Initiated in 2016, the program was designed to build on earlier regional efforts in the manufactured homes sector. The focus of the assessment was to review the program’s market transformation theory, structure and effectiveness to-date. Energy 350 found no…
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RBSA II UA and Total Heat Loss Methodology
This memo outlines Cadmus’ proposed method to update UA values and total heat-loss estimates for the RBSA II. These updated methods add several elements for consistency with RBSA I and incorporate Regional Technical Forum standard practices, NREL Efficiency Measure Database and Super Good Cents load calculations, including heat loss through building assembly layers and components.
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RBSA II Technical Memo
This document provides the analysis and results from The Bonneville Power Administration’s (BPA’s) assessment of the Second Residential Building Stock Assessment (RBSA II) sampling and weighting approach and presents new weights that can be used with the RBSA II database to calculate regional housing stock characteristics.
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RBSA II Closeout QC Process
Cadmus staff performed quality control checks on the revised RBSA II deliverables data, tables, reports, and code. The following summarize the process used to confirm accuracy of the RBSA II updated deliverables.
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RBSA II Update Memo
This memo details some issues that were found in the most recent Residential Building Stock Assessment (RBSA II) data, and what is being done to remediate these issues
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RBSA II Updated GPM Flow Rate Calibration
Cadmus used two different techniques to measure fixture flow rates for the RBSA II study: a flow bag and a flow microweir. Technicians did not record which method was used at the time of data collection. The study results for water flow rate were higher than those recorded in the RBSA I study, raising understandable concerns about market…
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