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Baseline Characteristics of the 2002-2004 Nonresidential Sector: Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington Technical Memorandum
The purpose of this technical memo is to describe the characteristics of two commercial new construction building type categories, “Assembly” and “Other” (A&O), that were not included in NEEA’s 2002-04 Non-Residential Baseline Study. NEEA decided to remove them from the study to increase the sampling efficiency of building types of specific interest to both regional…
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Ductless Heat Pump Market Research and Analysis
The U.S. DHP market differs significantly from overseas markets. Almost all residential HVAC systems in Asia and a vast majority of systems in Europe are ductless, while only a small percentage of homes in the U.S. utilize DHP technology. Slower U.S. adoption rates can be explained partly by cultural differences and partly by differences in…
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Utility Distribution System Efficiency Initiative (Phase I) Final Market Progress and Evaluation Report
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) is currently funding the first of three phases of the Utility Distribution System Efficiency Initiative, a multiyear project aimed at demonstrating the potential to improve electric distribution system efficiency in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) through voltage regulation. This market transformation project proposes to achieve significant energy savings through utility…
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Baseline Characteristics of the 2002-2004 Nonresidential Sector: Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington Appendices
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BetterBricks Hospitals and Healthcare Initiative Market Progress Evaluation Report #3
This third Market Progress Evaluation Report (MPER #3) documents the progress of the BetterBricks Hospitals & Healthcare Initiative (formerly the High Performance Hospitals Program) between October 2006 and November 2007. The Hospitals & Healthcare Initiative is targeted to hospital and hospital systems that have their headquarters in the region served by the Northwest Energy Efficiency…
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BetterBricks Energy Savings Protocol Progress Report
This is the first report on the development of savings estimates for NEEA’s BetterBricks Initiative. While planning estimates were developed as part of the BetterBricks Boardapproval process, this project represents the first attempt to use actual Initiative data as the source for savings estimates that are directly linked to Initiative activities.
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BetterBricks Design and Construction Initiative – Market Progress Evaluation Report #2
In 2007, the BetterBricks Design and Construction (D&C) initiative made significant advances in promoting changes in practice that lead to low-energy, integrated design solutions. The network of five integrated design labs (IDLs) and the BetterBricks Business Advisor assisted architecture firms throughout the region on dozens of projects in the target markets, began promoting a uniform…
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BetterBricks Building Operations Initiative Market Progress Evaluation Report #2
This second Market Progress Evaluation Report (MPER #2) documents the progress of the BetterBricks Building Operations Initiative between January and December 2007. The Building Operations Initiative focuses on improving regional building performance by facilitating market adoption of improved operations and maintenance strategies by market actors on both the demand and supply sides of the market.…
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Codes Market Progress Evaluation Report #2
Since 1997, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) has supported energy code activities in the Northwest states through the Codes and Standards Support Project, principally by funding staff positions or organizations responsible for code adoption and education. This second Market Progress Evaluation Report (MPER #2) documents the progress made toward key objectives of NEEA’s Codes…
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Evaluation of the Industrial Efficiency Alliance (IEA) Report #4
This is the fourth Market Progress Evaluation Report (MPER) on the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance’s (NEEA’s) Industrial Efficiency Alliance (IEA). The conclusions and recommendations presented in this report are based on evaluation data collected from site visits, interviews with industrial end users, market partners, and training participants.
Heating and Cooling|Industrial|Regional Studies