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  • ENERGY STAR® Windows, Doors, & Skylights Version 7.0 Evaluation

    The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Apex Analytics in 2024 to evaluate what impact, if any, NEEA had on the updated ENERGY STAR Windows, Doors, & Skylights Version 7.0 specification. This evaluation considered both NEEA’s formal engagement in the specification review process and NEEA staff members’ engagement with the market more broadly. Apex…

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  • Q1 2025 Emerging Technology Newsletter

    Welcome to 2025. This quarterly Emerging Technology update will highlight laundry products. As part of its long history with consumer products, NEEA started working on residential clothes dryers many years before ENERGY STAR® added that category. NEEA staff continue to explore innovations in laundry technology including residential and commercial heat pump dryers, all-in-one combination washers and dryers, and…

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    Commercial|Industrial|Products|Residential|Technology

  • Q4 2024 Emerging Technology Newsletter

    NEEA’s Emerging Technology team is concluding a successful 2024 with the completion of several key projects, including:  The launch of a long-awaited field study on Luminaire Level Lighting Controls (LLLC) combined with HVAC control in a commercial building constitute a highlight of the year. Led by Senior Product Manager Chris Wolgamott, this study, delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic,…

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    Commercial|Consumer Products|Residential

  • Q3 2024 Market Research and Evaluation Newsletter

    Welcome to another issue of NEEA’s Market Research and Evaluation quarterly newsletter! Thank you for taking time to read over the team’s plans for the fourth quarter. The end of the year is busy, with at least 15 studies in the field. Seven others are wrapping up and anticipating final reports. Evaluations are being fielded…

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    Agricultural|Commercial|Consumer Products|Heating and Cooling|Integrated Systems|New Construction|Products|Residential|Residential Buildings

  • Q2 2024 Emerging Technology Newsletter

    Our Emerging Technology efforts are well underway this year. The U.S. Department of Energy (U.S. DOE) announced two major initiatives in early April 2024. As part of its new Better Building Initiatives, the U.S. DOE announced the Better Buildings Commercial Building Heat Pump Accelerator to improve the efficiency and availability of commercial heat pump rooftop units. U.S. DOE’s…

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  • High-Performance Residential Windows Market Share Study

    The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) collaborated with Minnesota Center for Energy and the Environment (MNCEE) to complete a market sizing study, which is a standard deliverable in the early phase of all NEEA Market Transformation programs. In particular, the study sought to estimate: 1) the number of residential windows sold in the Northwest from…

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  • Q1 2024 Market Research and Evaluation Newsletter

    The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance’s (NEEA) Market Research & Evaluation (MRE) team jumped headfirst into the new year by kicking off several new studies in the first quarter. These include the first Market Progress and Evaluation Report (MPER) for the Extended Motor Products Market Transformation program, a market research effort to assess consumers’ use and…

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  • Q1 2024 Emerging Technology Newsletter

    2024 is off to a strong start for the Emerging Technology team. In addition to the progress on existing efforts, several new projects got underway including testing of commercial heat pump dryers, a commercial secondary window field study in collaboration with the California Energy Commission, participation in the development of vacuum insulated panels for easy exterior building retrofits,…

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    Commercial|Commercial Buildings|Consumer Products|Heating and Cooling|Industrial|Natural Gas|Products|Residential|Residential Buildings|Technology

  • Energy-Efficient Technology in Cold Weather – Bridger View On-Site Research

    The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with JG Research & Evaluation, LLC in the fall of 2021 to conduct a study of the new Bridger View housing development in Bozeman, Montana. The purpose of the study was to better understand how a cold weather climate may influence the adoption and performance of various technologies…

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  • Q4 2023 Market Research and Evaluation Newsletter

    Happy greetings, everyone! NEEA’s Market Research and Evaluation (MRE) team is pleased to share with you the latest research and evaluation project news. Enclosed are important details related to current studies, as well as those that will commence in the first quarter of 2024. There will be a host of studies in the field between…

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