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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…
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Ductless Heat Pumps: 2025 Market Diffusion Evaluation #3
In the fall of 2024, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with OWL Research Partners to conduct the third Market Diffusion Evaluation, formerly known as Long-Term Monitoring and Tracking (LTMT), of its Ductless Heat Pump (DHP) program. Since transitioning from active market development in 2020, NEEA has been monitoring the DHP market for signs…
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Q2 2025 Market Research and Evaluation Newsletter
It’s starting to feel like summer here in Portland! The slightly slower pace of summer is a time when many of NEEA’s market research and evaluation studies are winding down. This newsletter highlights quite a few studies that will be finalized in the coming months, including market progress evaluations for the Luminaire Level Lighting Controls,…