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Market-Ready High-Performance Walls: Phase 2 Report
The construction of high performance or “advanced” walls represents a significant energy efficiency opportunity for the regional new home construction sector. This report provides information about moisture management, benefits of the wall systems, construction best practices, and code compliance resources. It documents the detailed process, components, and estimated costs of three highly energy efficient wall system…
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Market-Ready High-Performance Walls: Phase 1 Report
The construction of high-performance or “advanced” walls represents a significant energy efficiency opportunity for the regional new home construction sector. This report documents the detailed process, components, and estimated costs of three highly energy efficient wall system archetypes: This is the first of two reports that NEEA commissioned Earth Advantage Inc. to produce. This first…
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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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Advanced Water Heating Specification v7.0
The Advanced Water Heating Specification Version 7.0 (AWHS Version 7.0) will stay up as reference for organizations. The newest version of the AWHS Version 8.1 succeeds the AWHS Version 7.0 and the more recent AWHS Version 8.0. If you have any questions and or insights please contact us. This specification provides guidance to manufacturers and other market…
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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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Northwest Ductless Heat Pump Initiative: Market Progress Evaluation #8
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Cadmus to complete the 8thMarket Progress Evaluation Report (MPER) for the Ductless Heat Pump (DHP) initiative. This report presents the findings of research conducted between January and July 2019. The approach to this MPER differs from previous MPERs by providing a holistic look at the program’s history and…
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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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Results of the 2018 Northwest Residential Lighting Long-Term Monitoring and Tracking Study
As part of the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance’s (NEEA’s) long-term monitoring and tracking (LTMT) of the residential lighting market, Apex Analytics and DNV GL collected and analyzed 2018 shelf survey and sales data for the Northwest. The report is comprised of a three-page executive summary describing key findings, a sixteen-page report, and appendices with further…
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