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Codes Market Progress Evaluation Report #6
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with NMR Group, Inc. (NMR) to conduct the sixth Market Progress Evaluation Report (MPER) for its commercial and residential codes efforts. The evaluation examined NEEA’s influence on code development and adoption in the Northwest, NEEA-supported energy code-related training and education efforts, and market actor use of software tools for code compliance assessment. Between November 2024 and September 2025, NMR compiled and analyzed information from…
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Stand-Alone Fan Manufacturer Representative & Specifier Market Activity Research
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with DNV Energy Insights, Inc. (DNV) to conduct a market research study on the specification and sales practices for stand-alone commercial and industrial fans as part of NEEA’s Efficient Fans program. The study sought to understand and document communication patterns, decision-making dynamics, and how well program terminology aligns with market language. Between May and July 2025, DNV reviewed relevant documents and materials, followed by primary data collection through in-depth interviews with 20 manufacturers’ representatives and specifying engineers active in the Northwest commercial…
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Idaho 2018 Commercial New Construction Code Compliance Evaluation
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Opinion Dynamics to conduct the Idaho 2018 Commercial New Construction Code Compliance Evaluation to assess the paths by which, and degree to which, code compliance is achieved with the 2018 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) in newly constructed commercial buildings in Idaho. The study focused on the state’s amended 2018 IECC from the time it went into effect on January…
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Agricultural Pump Market Research
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Resource Innovations to conduct a market research study that explored the applicability of current Extended Motor Products (XMP) – Pumps program knowledge and intervention activities to the Northwest agricultural irrigation pump market. Between January and September 2025, Resource Innovations conducted a review of relevant documents and materials, followed by primary data collection through in-depth interviews with manufacturers’ representatives, specifying engineers, contractors, and end-users of agricultural pumps…
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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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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…
Industrial