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  • 2015 Washington State Energy Code: Residential Impact Assessment

    NEEA contracted Ecotope to quantify the energy use, energy savings, and incremental costs for residential codes in Washington. Ecotope compared the 2015 and 2012 residential energy code for single-family (including townhomes) and low-rise multifamily units; low-rise multifamily units are defined as 3-stories or less. The analysis estimated incremental energy savings and costs for the most…

    Residential
  • 2014 & 2017 Walk-in Coolers and Freezers Standards Evaluation: Final Report

    NEEA contracted with TRC Energy Services to conduct an evaluation of NEEA’s participation in the Walk-in Coolers and Freezers (WiCF) standard over two related but separate processes. The Department of Energy (DOE) initially adopted the standard in June 2014.  However, manufacturers challenged it in court. The court upheld several of the elements of the standard…

    Commercial
  • Commercial Unitary Air Conditioners Standard Evaluation: Final Report

    This report is an evaluation of NEEA’s participation in the Commercial Unitary Air Conditioners (CUAC) standard published by the Department of Energy on January 15, 2016 conducted by TRC Energy Services (TRC) in2018.  The evaluation assessed NEEA’s efforts to help establish the CUAC federal standard. The objectives of the study were to qualitatively assess NEEA…

    Commercial
  • Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Standard Evaluation: Final Report

    On behalf of the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA), TRC Energy Services (TRC) conducted an evaluation of NEEA’s efforts in the development of the federal Commercial Refrigeration Equipment (CRE) standard.

    Commercial
  • NEEA Residential Furnace Fan Standard Evaluation: Final Report

    On behalf of the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA), TRC Energy Services (TRC) conducted an evaluation of NEEA’s efforts in the development of the federal Residential Furnace Fan (RFF) standard. 

    Residential
  • Electric Motors Standard Evaluation

    NEEA contracted with Cadmus to evaluate the effectiveness of NEEA’s efforts during the rulemaking process for the amended federal electric motors standard and the impact of all energy efficiency stakeholders on the final rule.

    Commercial|Residential
  • Codes Market Progress Evaluation Report #4

    This is the 4th Market Progress Evaluation Report (MPER) of the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) Codes Program. Since 1997, NEEA has conducted activities to support building energy codes and has funded several studies of these activities. In 2010 and 2011, Cadmus researched the program’s code support activities, logic model, and the building codes market.…

    Commercial|Commercial Buildings|Residential|Residential Buildings
  • 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
  • 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

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