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Luminaire Level Lighting Controls – Market Progress Evaluation Report #1
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Cadmus Group to conduct the first Market Progress Evaluation Report for the alliance’s Luminaire Level Lighting Controls (LLLC) Market Transformation program. The study focused on conducting first-year tracking of market progress indicators but encompassed other research objectives as well. Surveys of installation and design/specification companies and interviews…
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Building Commissioning 2020 Long-Term Monitoring and Tracking Report
This Long-Term Monitoring and Tracking (LTMT) report, prepared by The Cadmus Group, presents the 2020 findings for the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance’s (NEEA) Building Commissioning Initiative which promoted commissioning from 1999 to 2004, and entered LTMT in 2005. The 2020 LTMT report: (1) Updates the number of Northwest commissioning firms; (2) Estimates the total floor…
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2015 Washington State Energy Code Energy Savings Analysis – Commercial Provisions
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted Mike D. Kennedy, Inc. to conduct the 2015 Washington State Energy Code Savings (WSEC 2015) analysis. The WSEC 2015 replaced the previous 2012 Washington Commercial Energy Code (WSEC 2012). It was developed by the Washington State Building Code Council and adopted statewide for commercial construction permitted as of…
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Oregon Residential Specialty Code: 2005 Baseline and Code Roadmap to Achieve the 2030 Goal
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Ecotope, Inc. to conduct the Oregon Residential Specialty Code (ORSC) Energy Savings analysis in support of the new Executive Order 20-04 (EO-20-04). EO-20-40 directs the Oregon Building Codes Division (BCD) to adopt building codes for new residential construction that reduce regulated annual site energy consumption by 60%…
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Investigation of Airtightness and Ventilation Interactions in New Multifamily Buildings – Phase III
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Ecotope, Inc. to determine the negative impact that levels of compartmentalization, the measure of tightness of total envelope of an individual apartment including interior and exterior walls, could have on the performance of exhaust appliances. The study identifies the total static pressure needed by modern exhaust fans,…
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Investigation of Airtightness and Ventilation Interactions in New Multifamily Buildings – Phase II
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Ecotope, Inc. to examine the effects of increased envelope airtightness (a measure of air infiltration through building components such as walls, windows, doors, ceilings, and floors) on the performance of multifamily buildings. Driven by recent Energy Code changes in Washington State, this study seeks to determine the…
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2018 Washington Residential Code Energy Savings Analysis
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted Ecotope, Inc to estimate the energy savings of the 2018 Washington State Energy Code residential provisions (WSEC-R) compared to the 2015 and 2006 WSEC-R codes, as well as the 2018 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC). The 2018 WSEC-R code was developed by Washington State Building Code Council and…
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2017 Oregon Residential Specialty Code Energy Efficiency Impact Assessment
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Ecotope, Inc. to quantify the energy use, energy savings and incremental costs for residential codes in Oregon. Ecotope compared the 2017 and 2014 residential energy code for single-family (including townhomes) and low-rise multifamily units, defined as 3-stories or less. Study objectives include: The study analysis estimated incremental…
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2019 Oregon Commercial Energy Code – Energy Savings Analysis
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted Mike D. Kennedy, Inc to conduct the 2019 Oregon Commercial Energy Code Savings analysis (OCEC 2019). The OCEC 2019 replaces the previous 2014 Oregon Energy Efficiency Specialty Code (OEESC 2014) and was developed by the Oregon Building Codes Division. It has been adopted statewide for construction permitted as…
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Washington State Commercial Energy Code Technical Roadmap Report
In 2020, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) and the Washington State Department of Commerce developed a Washington State Energy Code (WSEC) Technical Roadmap (the Roadmap). The Roadmap is intended to assist Washington State in the achievement of its legislative goal to reduce annual net site energy consumption for commercial buildings by 70% relative to…
Commercial|Commercial Buildings