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2019 Annual Report Snapshot
Recognizing Five Years of Market Transformation Success 2019 marked the final year of NEEA’s 5-year (2015-2019) Business Plan. Acknowledging this milestone, the annual report highlights regional accomplishments and results from 2019 and Market Transformation progress achieved during the business cycle.
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Northwest Ductless Heat Pump Initiative: Market Progress Evaluation #8 Addendum – Ductless Heat Pumps in Cold Climates Installer Research
The Northwest Ductless Heat Pump Initiative: Market Progress Evaluation #8 Addendum – Ductless Heat Pumps in Cold Climates Installer Research, posted in August 2020, has been updated as of October 9, 2020 to incorporate additional survey data from installers to address a sampling error that was discovered after the release of the report. In 2019,…
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EXP07:19 Load-Based and Climate-Specific Testing and Rating Procedures for Heat Pumps and Air Conditioners
This report contains the results and analysis from initial testing done using the 2019 “technical review” version of CSA EXP07 load based test procedure and rating of heat pumps on. This test procedure and rating was designed to better characterize variable capacity heat pumps with capacity not larger than = 65,000 BTUh. These preliminary results…
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2019 Residential Lighting Market Analysis
This 2019 report, conducted by Apex Analytics with subcontractor DNV GL, presents results of the 15th Northwest Residential Lighting Market Analysis. As in previous studies, store shelf and point-of-sale data was collected and analyzed to update market parameters including lamp sales mix and post-incentive per lamp cost. Key findings of the 2019 study include:
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Cycle 5 (2015-2019) Market Progress Report
Highlighting Cycle 5 (2015-2019) Market Transformation Progress NEEA’s Cycle 5 (2015-2019) Business Plan committed the organization to pursue substantive and measurable change in four strategic markets: Consumer Products, Commercial and Industrial Lighting, Residential New Construction and Commercial New Construction. In 2015, the organization also launched its first five-year natural Gas Market Transformation effort. Between 2015 and 2019, the…
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2019-2020 Washington Residential New Construction Code Study
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with CLEAResult to conduct research to better understand how the 2015 Washington State Energy Code (Residential Provisions) has affected new home construction and energy performance. The research team visited building code offices and single-family residences between September 2019 and January 2020. In the end, 184 houses were visited…
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Power Drive Systems – Energy Savings and Non-Energy Benefits in Constant & Variable Load Applications
As part of the scanning work for Extended Motor Products opportunities, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Cadeo Group to execute research on Power Drive Systems (PDS). PDS offer significant energy savings potential in commercial and industrial applications. However, while adoption of PDS has increased steadily since the mid-20th century, several barriers remain…
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Building Commissioning — 2019 Long Term Monitoring and Tracking (LTMT) Report
This Long Term Monitoring & Tracking (LTMT) report, prepared by The Cadmus Group, presents the 2019 findings for NEEA’s Building Commissioning Initiative which promoted commissioning from 1999 to 2004, and entered LTMT in 2005. The 2019 LTMT report: (1) Updates the number of Northwest commissioning firms; (2) Estimates the total floor area of new and…
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Market-Ready High-Performance Walls: Phase 1 Report
The construction of high-performance or “advanced” walls represents a significant energy efficiency opportunity for the regional new home construction sector. This report documents the detailed process, components, and estimated costs of three highly energy efficient wall system archetypes: This is the first of two reports that NEEA commissioned Earth Advantage Inc. to produce. This first…
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Market-Ready High-Performance Walls: Phase 2 Report
The construction of high performance or “advanced” walls represents a significant energy efficiency opportunity for the regional new home construction sector. This report provides information about moisture management, benefits of the wall systems, construction best practices, and code compliance resources. It documents the detailed process, components, and estimated costs of three highly energy efficient wall system…
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