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2025 CBSA Webinar #3 Slides
On June 27, 2024, staff from the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) and study implementer Westat presented information on the Commercial Building Stock Assessment (CBSA) study’s instrumentation, sub-sampling, billing data, location and timing for initial recruiting, and initial site visits. Every five years NEEA conducts the CBSA on behalf of the region. The CBSA catalogues…
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Q2 2024 Market Research and Evaluation Newsletter
The slightly slower pace and sunny days of summer are almost here. While NEEA’s Market Research and Evaluation (MRE) team has a lot of work to carry out through the warm months, things are slowing just a bit. This is evidenced by the slightly shorter than typical list of projects highlighted in this quarter’s newsletter.…
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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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Non-Weatherized and Mobile Home Gas Furnaces Standard Evaluation
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Michaels Energy to assess NEEA and its partners’ influence on the federal standard for Non-Weatherized and Mobile Home Gas Furnaces. NEEA engages in state and federal standards processes to support the adoption of standards that advance the efficiency of equipment and appliances available in the market. Between…
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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 Codes, Standards and New Construction Newsletter
The past three years have seen historic levels of Federal standards activities, and 2024 will be a busy year as many of the standards that started years ago come to completion. We expect as many as 21 final rules in 2024, including water heating, which is on track to bet the largest appliance rule in the history of DOE’s Appliance…
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Q1 2024 Market Progress Report
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BetterBricks Commercial Building Decision Maker Study
NEEA contracted with ETHNO Insights to conduct a market research study to better understand the commercial building renovation decision making process. This research will inform NEEA’s understanding of a whole-buildings approach to energy efficiency and identify opportunities to leverage new building performance standards to support energy-efficient renovations in commercial buildings. ETHNO conducted secondary research and…
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RBSA 2022 Webinar #8 Slides
On April 23, 2024, NEEA staff presented findings from the 2022 RBSA. This was the eighth and final webinar in a series that started in 2021. The RBSA is a regionally representative assessment of single-family and multi-family residences and buildings that catalogues characteristics and equipment impacting energy use. NEEA conducts the RBSA on behalf of the region…
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Consumer Product Manufacturer & Retailer Sustainability Goal Literature Review
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance’s (NEEA) Retail Product Portfolio (RPP) is a midstream retail program that partners with utilities, large retailers and manufacturers around the country to offer midstream sales incentives for a portfolio of consumer products. These incentives help to influence corporate retail buyers’ purchase decisions and encourage the purchasing, stocking and promotion of…
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