Energy Star Homes

For the last five years, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) has promoted energyefficient homes through its Northwest ENERGY STAR Homes program.  As NEEA develops its plans for the next few years, it is evaluating whether the ENERGY STAR brand is still the best approach for marketing energy-efficient homes, or if using a broader, “green”…

This is the fifth Market Progress Evaluation Report (MPER) of the ENERGY STAR Homes Northwest program. This report presents evaluation findings based on in-depth interviews with participating builders, verifiers, state energy officers, realtors, utility representatives, and representatives of other “green” homebuilding programs. The report also includes current data on the new home market in the…

This is the fourth Market Progress Evaluation Report (MPER) of the ENERGY STAR Homes Northwest program. This report presents evaluation findings based on telephone surveys of builders and homebuyers and in-depth interviews with verifiers, state energy officers, realtors, and participating builders. In addition, the results of on-site audits of ENERGY STAR homes are presented as…

ENERGY STAR Homes Northwest promotes the construction and sale of new homes built to the ENERGY STAR Homes Northwest specification, which was designed specifically for the states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana. Homes built to this specification are at least 15 percent more energy efficient than Washington and Oregon State energy codes. These ENERGY…

This report is the final market progress evaluation report (MPER) of the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance’s (the Alliance’s) ENERGY STAR Residential Lighting Program (Lighting Program). The Lighting Program promotes residential lighting products that meet ENERGY STAR technical lighting specifications and are labeled with the ENERGY STAR logo. Targeted lighting technologies include screw-based compact fluorescent lamps…

This report is the second of three market progress evaluation reports (MPERs) of the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance’s ENERGY STAR Homes Northwest program.  This project is one of two major projects within the Alliance’s Residential Sector Initiative and works in close coordination with the Alliance’s ENERGY STAR Consumer Products program – the other project included…

This report is the first of three market progress evaluation reports (MPERs) for the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance’s ENERGY STAR Homes Northwest program.  This project represents one of two major projects within the Alliance’s Residential Sector Initiative and works in close coordination with the Alliance’s ENERGY STAR Home Products program – the other project included…