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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 Secondary Windows Field Test
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Energy 350 to lead a field study for commercial secondary windows (CSW), a product that NEEA identified as an envelope improvement technology with energy-saving potential. From 2020 – 2022, Energy 350 assessed the energy savings potential, reliability, non-energy benefits, and simple paybacks of six commercial secondary window…
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Q4 2023 Emerging Technology Newsletter
As we prepare for the upcoming year, the Product Summary and Readiness Level table with additional electric and gas savings details has been updated. The alliance is well-positioned with ongoing and new projects in 2024, including dual fuel residential HVAC systems; work on the integration of hydronic systems with the very high efficiency DOAS HVAC system design process; improving…
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Q2 2023 Emerging Technology Newsletter
The second quarter of 2023 brought Efficiency Exchange 2023 (EFX23). Seeing so many partners and stakeholders in person, and talking face-to-face about technologies, testing and market transformation was great. The micro heat pump and central heat pump water heater demonstration products garnered a lot of attention; both technologies are experiencing an exciting amount of interest from around the alliance. Read more about both below.
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Q1 2023 Emerging Technology Newsletter
NEEA’s Emerging Technology and Product Management team had a strong start to 2023 with its exploration of efficient products. Q1 2023 highlights include the following: Please reach out to anyone on the team with any questions or suggestions on NEEA’s emerging technology work. We’d love to hear from you.
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Commercial Secondary Windows Field Observations and Decision-Maker Interviews Report
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Energy 350 to observe and document the installation of commercial secondary windows (CSWs) at several commercial sites across the Northwest states of Montana, Oregon and Washington. CSWs are a window attachment product with insulative and noise abatement benefits that are designed to address existing low-performing windows in…
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Summary of Field Evaluation of Non-Glass Interior Secondary Window Attachments
As part of its building envelope work, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) focuses on commercial secondary windows’ technical potential and market transformation opportunity. Secondary windows are currently available in the market, however, less is known about the relative cost and performance of products with panes of non-glass materials such as acrylic or film as…
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Commercial Secondary Window Program Development Research
As part of its Window Attachments program, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) is investigating the market potential for Commercial Secondary Windows (CSW), which are secondary windows that can be added to existing commercial windows to improve overall building performance. In late 2020, NEEA contracted with Cadeo Group to conduct the Commercial Secondary Windows Program…
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Thin Triple Pane Windows: A Market Transformation Strategy for Affordable R5 Windows
As part of scanning work for Building Envelope opportunities, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Stephen Selkowitz Consultants to execute research on thin triple pane windows. The report begins with a detailed description of the product evolution and provides insights on the current state of the window market. It then outlines a plan to…
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Commercial Window Attachments: Secondary Window Market Characterization
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Evergreen Economics to conduct a market characterization of the commercial market for secondary windows in the Northwest. This work was conducted between August 2019 and January 2020. Secondary windows are retrofit products which use a frame to add one or more additional layers of glazing to an…
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