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Distributed Pumping for Commercial HVAC Systems
Virtual
July 1, 2025
10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Grundfos Distributed Pumping is a hydronic system design that optimizes the entire HVAC system while improving occupant comfort. It replaces energy wasting balance and control valves in HVAC systems with intelligent, reliable and maintenance-free pumps that generate pressure only when and where it’s needed. Removing the balancing and control valves and replacing them with small…
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Commercial Heat Pump Dryers: Efficiency Testing, Operations Considerations, and Energy Savings
For over a decade, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) has been working to advance the adoption of energy-efficient residential heat pump clothes dryers. Recently, NEEA shifted its focus to commercial tumble dryers after research revealed that improving the efficiency of commercial laundry could significantly expand the reach of energy-efficient laundry products to a broader…
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Low-Load Efficiency Heat Pump Performance
Recorded on 3/25/25 – This Product Council presented NEEA’s 2023-4 research investigating variable speed system performance at low-load conditions during mild weather conditions. Low-load efficiency is one of the no-to-low-cost market shifts we are pursuing at NEEA, which we believe can generate a 5% gain of fleet-wide performance. The truth is that not all variable…
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Q4 2025 Regional Emerging Technology Advisory Committee Meeting (RETAC)
Virtual
December 4, 2025
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Q3 2025 Regional Emerging Technology Advisory Committee Meeting (RETAC)
Virtual
September 24, 2025
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Q2 2025 Regional Emerging Technology Advisory Committee Meeting (RETAC)
Virtual
June 18, 2025
8:30 am – 12:00 pm
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Q1 2025 Regional Emerging Technology Advisory Committee Meeting (RETAC)
Virtual
March 13, 2025
8:30 am – 12:00 pm
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FEI Rated Fans and Flue Gas Thermo-Cooling: The Last Steps in Building Efficiency
Virtual
December 3, 2024
10:30 am – 12:00 pm
With today’s growing interest in lowering energy usage and [sustainability], it becomes very hard for builders and engineers to reduce the energy consumption to its bare minimum. Once the low hanging fruits have been addressed like lighting retrofit, doors, windows and insulation upgrades, hot water fixtures retrofit, controls retrofit, air to air heat recovery and…
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Water Heater Flexible Load Conformance White Paper
Utilities have used residential loads for providing grid services to utility customers for decades, particularly for demand response. However, the number of customers participating in such programs remains low. New Flexible Load Management strategies for providing grid services have the potential to accelerate customer participation. Efforts to improve customer participation and experience will result in…
Residential Buildings|Technology