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2011 RBSA Oregon State Report
The purpose of this report is to provide a summary of Oregon’s single-family home energy use based on the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance’s (NEEA) 2011 Residential Building Stock Assessment (RBSA) findings. It is accompanied by three other statespecific reports for Idaho, Montana and Washington. Each state-specific report includes overall housing utility and energy statistics, and…
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2011 RBSA Washington State Report
The purpose of this report is to provide a summary of Washington’s single-family home energy use based on the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance’s (NEEA) 2011 Residential Building Stock Assessment (RBSA) findings. It is accompanied by three other state-specific reports for Idaho, Montana and Oregon. Each state-specific report includes overall housing utility and energy statistics, and…
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2011 RBSA Data Dictionary
The RBSA is designed to develop a characterization of the residential sector that considers the diverse climates, building practices and fuel choices across the region. This study informs future energy planning efforts as well as energy efficiency utility programs and rebates offered by the region’s utilities, the Energy Trust of Oregon and the Bonneville Power Administration.
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2011 RBSA End Use Load Shape Flags Data Information
The RBSA Metering (RBSAM) is a subsidiary of the larger, regional RBSA Study. The Metering Study was designed to represent single-family houses across the Northwest as best as possible within the project constraints. Working within the feasible sample size, the design worked to optimize the location and variety of sites according to the following goals:
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Marginal Impact of Electric Heat Pumps on Home Sale Price
In November 2008, Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) engaged ECONorthwest to estimate the effect that electric heat pumps have on the sale price of homes in the Northwest. In this memorandum, we describe the analytical methods followed and the results of the analysis. A summary of our findings is as follows:
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RBSA Metering Study
Residential Building Stock Assessment – Metering (RBSA Metering) is a project of unusually large scope in a region already uncommonly committed to large-scale primary research. Its goals are broad: update a swath of load shapes for the first time in twenty-five years, assess the major determinants of residential energy use, and identify opportunities for energy…
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2013 Energy Savings Results for the Commercial Real Estate Cohorts
NEEA’s Commercial Real Estate (CRE) Initiative, offered since 2007, engages the Northwest’s commercial office real estate market to reduce energy use by adopting Strategic Energy Management (SEM) practices. SEM is a holistic approach that includes both efficient equipment and behavioral activities and requires engagement from organizational staff at all levels. NEEA provides technical advice and…
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Northwest Ductless Heat Pump Initiative: Market Progress Evaluation Report #3
This report is the third Market Progress Evaluation Report (MPER) of the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance’s (NEEA’s) Northwest Ductless Heat Pump (DHP) Initiative. This report presents evaluation findings based on telephone surveys of households that purchased DHPs through the Initiative, other general population households without DHPs and Northwest installation contractors.
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Oregon Residential Energy Code Compliance
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Cadmus to conduct a study of residential energy code compliance in Oregon. This effort to measure compliance has its roots in the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA); funding to states was contingent upon a commitment to adopt the latest model energy codes, as of 2009,…
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Final Summary Report for the Ductless Heat Pump Impact and Process Evaluation
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) 1 hired Ecotope, Inc., supported by Research Into Action, Inc., and Stellar Processes to evaluate the Northwest Ductless Heat Pump (DHP) Pilot Project (Pilot Project). The Pilot Project ran from October 2008 through December 2009. A total of 3,899 installations were included in the Pilot project. The DHP Impact…
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