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Retail Product Portfolio Pilot Evaluation Final Report
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) is an alliance of more than 140 Northwest utilities and energy efficiency organizations working to accelerate the innovation and adoption of energy-efficient products, services, and practices in the Northwest.
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Thermal Break Shear Wall: A Case Study of Rigid Foam Insulation between Frame and Sheating
As part of our work on efficient homes, NEEA developed a case study on a Thermal Break Shear, an innovative wall assembly recently used in a zero-net-energy subdivision in Washington County, Oregon. This study demonstrates the opportunity for significant energy savings in a simple, low-cost assembly that offers additional benefits such as seismic tolerance while…
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2014 CBSA Regional Summary
The Commercial Building Stock Assessment (CBSA) is a periodic study of energy use in existing commercial buildings in the Northwest (Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington). The study is conducted by the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) in partnership with the Bonneville Power Administration, the Northwest Power and Conservation Council, Energy Trust of Oregon and regional…
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Embedded Data Centers
The data center market continues to evolve at a rapid rate. Embedded data spaces are consolidating as rack density increases and information technology performance increases. Physical data center footprints are shrinking and growing business demands are putting more pressure on data center managers to deliver more, with fewer resources. At the same time, decision-making related…
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Appendix AAA – Combined CBSA Building Characteristic Summary Tables
This appendix presents updated versions of all summary tables and graphs provided in Appendix A and Appendix AA to the 2014 Northwest Commercial Building Stock Assessment Final Report. These updates represent the compilation of survey data collected from the 859 buildings sampled as part of the 2014 Core CBSA, as well as 521 additional sites…
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Next Step Home Builder Focus Groups
On behalf of Northwest utilities, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) launched its Next Step Home (NSH) pilot program to advance the adoption of energy-efficient building practices and technologies in residential new construction of single-family homes. NEEA is working with builders throughout the region to build to a higher performance level to evaluate costs, challenges,…
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CRES Initiative Market Test Assessment Final Report
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) together with the Refrigerating Engineers & Technicians Association (RETA) developed a new energy efficiency certification for professionals operating industrial refrigeration systems: Certified Refrigeration Energy Specialist (CRES) credential. The CRES initiative seeks to transform industrial refrigeration operation practices by offering an American National Standards Institute (ANSI)-accredited operator certification in system…
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2014 Energy Savings for the Commercial Real Estate Strategic Energy Management Cohorts
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) engaged Cadmus to determine the 2014 energy savings for NEEA’s Commercial Real Estate (CRE) Initiative.1 Since 2007, NEEA has offered the initiative to encourage the Northwest’s commercial real estate market to adopt Strategic Energy Management (SEM) practices to reduce energy use. SEM is a holistic approach to managing energy…
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Northwest Heat Pump Water Heater Initiative Market Progress Evaluation Report #1
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Reduced Wattage Lamp Replacement Market Test Assessment Report
This report presents results from the evaluation of the Reduced Wattage Lamp Replacement (RWLR) demonstration project, a market test of the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance’s (NEEA) initiative to transform the general service fluorescent T8 market and make reduced wattage T8s the market standard in the lamp replacement market (referred throughout this report as the RWLR…
Commercial + Industrial