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NEEA Code Baseline and Assumption Review
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Industrial Economics, Incorporated (IEc) and Resource Refocus to conduct a review of its Natural Market Baselines for commercial and residential energy codes in the Northwest. Based on findings from interviews with individuals familiar with Northwest and national building energy code development and a review of codes savings evaluation approaches from across the country, IEc and Resource Refocus concluded that NEEA’s…
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Commercial HVAC Specifier Market Research: Gas High Efficiency DOAS
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with OWL Research Partners to conduct market research with commercial HVAC specifiers to inform NEEA’s understanding of the market for gas high-performance HVAC systems. Data collected in summer 2025 explored opportunities and barriers for adding gas to NEEA’s High-Performance HVAC program, characterized the market landscape, and assessed specifiers’ perceptions of system configurations in hypothetical scenarios aligned with the program’s targeted approach. The study found that…
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Oregon Residential Code Compliance Evaluation
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Industrial Economics, Incorporated (IEc) and its subcontractors to conduct a residential code compliance evaluation that examined new construction single family homes built under the 2021 Oregon Residential Specialty Code (ORSC). The evaluation looked at whole-home and measure-level compliance with the code, opportunities to increase compliance with the…
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Luminaire Level Lighting Controls: Market Progress Evaluation Report #3
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Cadmus to conduct the third Market Progress Evaluation Report (MPER) for its Luminaire Level Lighting Controls (LLLC) commercial Market Transformation program. The research objective was to track the program’s influence on the market by measuring market progress indicators. From September 2024 to September 2025, Cadmus reviewed program…
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Q3 2025 Market Research and Evaluation Newsletter
Several projects are sharing final results before the end of the year, including Market Progress Evaluation Reports for Luminaire Level Lighting Controls (LLLC), Efficient Rooftop Units and High-Performance HVAC programs. Several Codes and Standards projects are also reporting in the upcoming quarter. In addition, third-party model reviews are being fielded or reported for the LLLC…
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Northwest Market Characterization Study
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) commissioned a study by LD Consulting to assess the characteristics of rural, suburban, and urban residential markets across the Northwest. With a focus on advancing access and accelerating energy efficiency, the research set out to compare consumer behaviors, supply chain dynamics, and other workforce and market features. The primary…
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Air Compressors Standard Evaluation
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Michaels Energy from December 2024 to July 2025 to assess NEEA and its partners’ influence on the federal standard for Industrial Air Compressors. The evaluation included a review of rulemaking documents and interviews with key stakeholders. Findings show that NEEA and its partners’ activities, including participation in…
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High-Performance HVAC Market Progress Evaluation Report 1
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with NMR Group and Apex Analytics to complete the first Market Progress Evaluation Report (MPER) of NEEA’s High-Performance HVAC program. The High-Performance HVAC program promotes very high efficiency dedicated outside air systems (DOAS), a technology that can dramatically reduce energy consumption in commercial buildings. As the initiative’s first…
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Efficient Rooftop Units Market Progress Evaluation Report #1
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Apex Analytics to conduct the first Market Progress Evaluation Report (MPER) for the Efficient Rooftop Units (Efficient RTU) program. Conducted between June 2023 through May 2025, the study assessed market awareness, availability and adoption of efficient RTUs as alternatives to standard models. As the program’s first MPER,…
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Portable Air Conditioners Standard Evaluation
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Michaels Energy from December 2024 to July 2025 to assess NEEA and its partners’ influence on the federal standard for Portable Air Conditioners. The evaluation included a review of rulemaking documents and interviews with key stakeholders. Findings show that NEEA and its partners’ activities, including participation in…
Heating and Cooling|Residential