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Commercial Unitary Air Conditioners Standard Evaluation: Final Report
This report is an evaluation of NEEA’s participation in the Commercial Unitary Air Conditioners (CUAC) standard published by the Department of Energy on January 15, 2016 conducted by TRC Energy Services (TRC) in2018. The evaluation assessed NEEA’s efforts to help establish the CUAC federal standard. The objectives of the study were to qualitatively assess NEEA…
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Northwest Heat Pump Water Heater Initiative: Market Progress Evaluation Report #4
In September, NEEA published the fourth Market Progress Evaluation Report (MPER) of its Heat Pump Water Heater (HPWH) program. By reviewing sales and pricing data, and through feedback from distributers, installers and recent purchasers, a third-party evaluator found: Additionally, a broad range of installers reported that customers followed their HPWH recommendations 30-50% of the time…
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Northwest Ductless Heat Pump Initiative: Market Progress Evaluation #7
NEEA contracted with Cadmus to complete the 7th Market Progress Evaluation (MPER) for the Ductless Heat Pump (DHP) initiative. This report presents the findings of research conducted between January and July 2018. The focus of this MPER was to improve understanding about consumer awareness and installer and consumer perspectives on DHP pricing. Key research activities included…
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Rooftop HVAC Market Characterization Study
For retrofits, commercial building owners most often work with installation contractors to bid replacement equipment, with the contractors consulting with distributors
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Pacific Northwest Residential Ventilation Effectiveness Study
This report provides data and conclusions about the actual performance of different types of ventilation systems as installed and operated in relatively airtight homes. Overall, this study found that total ventilation is not a determining factor in ventilation effectiveness. A key factor is the ventilation delivered to each occupied space. This is coupled with a…
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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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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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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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Variable Rate Rooftop Unit Test
Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA), the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), New Buildings Institute (NBI), and the University of Idaho Integrated Design Laboratory (IDL) collaborated to measure the energy performance of higher-efficiency-rated products in the unitary, vapor-compression, direct-expansion (DX) package rooftop unit (RTU) class of commercial building heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) equipment. The project sought…
Commercial + Industrial