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  • NEEA Fluorescent Lamp Ballast Standard Evaluation: Final Report

    On behalf of the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA), TRC Energy Services (TRC) conducted an evaluation to investigate the effectiveness of NEEA’s efforts to help establish the federal fluorescent lamp ballast standard and perform an assessment of the level of NEEA’s influence. TRC used a literature review and interviews with a variety of stakeholders that…

  • Assessment of NEEA Influence on 2010 Small Electric Motors Standard

    Federal energy efficiency appliance and equipment standards play an important role in achieving large energy savings. Through its standards efforts, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) supports the establishment of minimum energy performance requirements for appliances and commercial equipment. Supporting standards development and adoption is one of NEEA’s key strategies in its efforts to increase…

    Commercial + Industrial
  • Oregon Residential Energy Code Compliance

    The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Cadmus to conduct a study of residential energy code compliance in Oregon. This effort to measure compliance has its roots in the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA); funding to states was contingent upon a commitment to adopt the latest model energy codes, as of 2009,…

    Residential|Residential Buildings
  • Washington Residential Energy Code Compliance

    The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with The Cadmus Group, Inc. (Cadmus) to conduct a study of residential energy code compliance in the state of Washington. This effort to measure compliance has roots in the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), which provided funding to states, contingent upon a commitment to adopt the…

    Residential|Residential Buildings
  • Idaho Residential Energy Code Compliance

    The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with The Cadmus Group, Inc. (Cadmus) to conduct a study of residential energy code compliance in the state of Idaho. This effort to measure compliance has roots in the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), which provided funding to states, contingent upon a commitment to adopt the…

    Residential|Residential Buildings
  • 2011 Residential Codes Energy Use Savings

    Over the past thirty-plus years, the Pacific Northwest has successfully pursued state residential energy codes and building programs to create ever more efficient housing.  Since its inception, NEEA has played a pivotal role in aiding states to deliver more effective and efficient energy codes.  Under the Residential Codes – Energy Use Savings contract to NEEA,…

    Residential
  • Montana Residential Energy Code Compliance

    As part of its mission, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) is committed to achieving energy savings by strengthening building energy codes in the Northwest and, as such, it has assumed a leadership role in advocating for compliance with the new energy code. 

    Regional Studies|Residential|Residential Buildings
  • Northwest Residential Code Savings for Idaho, Montana and Washington

    Ecotope has completed a final estimate of the site energy savings realized in 2010 for new Idaho, Washington, and Montana houses.  Houses built in 2010 under the code effective in each state for 2010 were evaluated and compared to results for the same houses built under the previously effective code.

    Residential
  • Codes Market Progress Evaluation Report #3

    This is the third Market Progress Evaluation Report (MPER) on the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance’s (NEEA’s) Codes and Standards Program. The conclusions and recommendations presented in this report are based on evaluation data collected from site visits, interviews with NEEA contractors, visits to building jurisdictions, and data from NEEA’s training efforts. Between 2005 and 2009,…

    Regional Studies

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