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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…

    Commercial + Industrial|Heating and Cooling|Technology
  • 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…

    Commercial + Industrial|Consumer Products|Products|Technology
  • 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…

    Heating and Cooling|Residential|Technology
  • Q4 2025 Regional Emerging Technology Advisory Committee Meeting (RETAC)

    Virtual

    December 4, 2025

    Technology
  • Q3 2025 Regional Emerging Technology Advisory Committee Meeting (RETAC)

    Virtual

    September 24, 2025

    Technology
  • Q2 2025 Regional Emerging Technology Advisory Committee Meeting (RETAC)

    Virtual

    June 18, 2025

    8:30 am – 12:00 pm

    Technology
  • Q1 2025 Regional Emerging Technology Advisory Committee Meeting (RETAC)

    Virtual

    March 13, 2025

    8:30 am – 12:00 pm

    Technology
  • 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…

    Technology
  • FEI Rated Fans and Flue Gas Thermo-Cooling

    Recorded on 12/3/24: With today’s growing interest in lowering energy usage and sustainability, it is 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…

    Heating and Cooling|Technology
  • 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

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