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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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  • 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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    Commercial|Consumer Products|Heating and Cooling|New Construction|Residential

  • Codes Market Progress Evaluation Report #5

    The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with ADM Associates (ADM) and Johnson Consulting Group to conduct the fifth Market Progress Evaluation Report (MPER) for its commercial and residential codes efforts. ADM evaluated NEEA’s influence on code development and adoption in the Northwest, NEEA-supported energy code-related training and education efforts, and NEEA’s recently updated Codes…

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    Commercial|Commercial Buildings|New Construction|Residential|Residential Buildings

  • Q4 2023 Codes, Standards and New Construction Newsletter

    The final quarter of 2023 proved to be as exciting as the rest of the year. State codes achieved significant milestones and standards continued to progress for several important products including water heaters and motors. A few highlights are listed below, and details are included in the rest of this newsletter. Looking forward, 2024 should see new codes going into effect in…

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  • Q3 2023 Codes, Standards and New Construction Newsletter

    NEEA’s codes, standards and new construction team kept up a busy pace all summer with impactful activities in water heating standards and Washington state’s energy code. A few highlights follow. Codes Standards Funding Opportunities

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  • Q2 2023 Codes, Standards and New Construction Newsletter

    After a fast start, NEEA’s codes and standards team made steady progress in Q2 2023. Highlights of Q2 2023 include:  Codes Standards Funding Opportunities

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  • Washington Residential Code Evaluation

    The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with TRC to conduct a residential code evaluation in Washington, examining new construction single family homes built under Washington State Energy Code (WSEC) 2018. The evaluation estimated compliance with the code, primary space and water heating fuel selection, the proportion of homes with gas hook ups and gas-using…

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    New Construction|Residential|Residential Buildings

  • Oregon and Washington High CRI Bulb and Commercial Kitchen Equipment State Standards Evaluations

    The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (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. As part of these efforts, NEEA contracted with Michaels Energy to conduct an independent evaluation that 1) Qualitatively assessed NEEA and its partner organizations’…

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  • Q1 2023 Codes, Standards and New Construction Newsletter

    NEEA’s Codes, Standards and New Construction team has had a fast start to 2023 and it’s hard to believe that Q1 is over. Codes, Standards, and New Construction activities have been busier than ever, especially considering the federal funding opportunities for code advancement. This newsletter provides a high-level view of the activities NEEA staff are managing; feel free to connect…

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  • 2015 Battery Charger Standard Evaluation for NEEA’s Non-Adoptive States

    The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) supported the development of legislation in California and Oregon related to battery charger standards. In 2015, NEEA contracted with TRC Energy Services (TRC) to investigate the question of whether a battery charger appliance standard adopted in California and Oregon affected the battery chargers sold in NEEA’s non-adoptive states: Idaho,…

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