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ENERGY STAR Homes Northwest Program Report No. 4
This is the fourth Market Progress Evaluation Report (MPER) of the ENERGY STAR® Homes Northwest program. This report presents evaluation findings based on telephone surveys of builders and homebuyers and in-depth interviews with verifiers, state energy officers, realtors, and participating builders. In addition, the results of on-site audits of ENERGY STAR homes are presented as…
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Multifamily Residential New Construction Characteristics and Practices Study
This document is the multifamily final report for the Residential New Construction Baseline Study. The study was sponsored by the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance. The study was conducted by RLW and Ecos Consulting. This is the second multifamily residential new construction study conducted by the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (herein referred to as “NEEA”). The…
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ENERGY STAR Consumer Products Report No. 3
The ENERGY STAR® Consumer Products project is designed to increase the market share of energy efficient lighting products and appliances in the region. The 2004—2006 project specifically focused on compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) and ultra-high efficiency (UHE) clothes washers. This report is the final evaluation of the project’s accomplishments during that period. The project has…
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BetterBricks Design and Construction Initiative – Market Progress Evaluation Report #1
The first evaluation of the Design & Construction component of NEEA’s BetterBricks initiative finds that early progress is being made toward the goal of promoting high performance buildings through the practice of integrated design. Accomplishments in 2006 include signing agreements to work intensively with three prominent architecture firms to design buildings that perform at least…
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Market Progress Evaluation Report #1 – BetterBricks Building Operations Initiative
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance’s BetterBricks Building Operations Initiative was slated to begin in January 2006. Personnel changes delayed the start of development activities for several months. The initiative has benefited from a foundation established through its predecessor, the pilot Building Performance Services (BPS) initiative, particularly with respect to the relationships with key service providers…
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Single Family Residential New Construction Characteristics and Practices Study
This document is the final report for the Residential New Construction Baseline Study. The study was sponsored by the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance, with additional sample points contributed by the Energy Trust of Oregon, Eugene Water and Electric Board, Tacoma Power, and Idaho Power. The study was conducted by RLW and Ecos Consulting. This is the second…
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BetterBricks Grocery Initiative Market Progress Evaluation Report #2
The BetterBricks Grocery Initiative (Grocery Initiative) was approved by the NEEA Board of Directors in July 2005; it works directly with regional grocery wholesalers and larger chain operators (greater than five and less than 35 locations) to change energy-related business practices. Efforts with national chains are also planned, but have not yet been fully identified.…
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BetterBricks Hospitals and Healthcare Initiative Market Progress Evaluation Report #2
This second Market Progress Evaluation Report (MPER #2) documents the results of an ongoing evaluation to assess the activities and accomplishments of the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance’s (NEEA) BetterBricks Hospitals and Healthcare Initiative (Hospitals Initiative), which is currently funded through 2008. BetterBricks is the umbrella initiative that covers all of NEEA’s commercial activities. The evaluation…
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ENERGY STAR Homes Northwest Program Report #3
ENERGY STAR Homes Northwest promotes the construction and sale of new homes built to the ENERGY STAR® Homes Northwest specification, which was designed specifically for the states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana. Homes built to this specification are at least 15 percent more energy efficient than Washington and Oregon State energy codes. These ENERGY…
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