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Q3 2024 Market Research and Evaluation Newsletter
Welcome to another issue of NEEA’s Market Research and Evaluation quarterly newsletter! Thank you for taking time to read over the team’s plans for the fourth quarter. The end of the year is busy, with at least 15 studies in the field. Seven others are wrapping up and anticipating final reports. Evaluations are being fielded…
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Idaho Residential Code Compliance Evaluation
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Industrial Economics, Incorporated (IEc) and Resource Refocus to conduct a residential code compliance evaluation in Idaho that examined new construction single family homes built under the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) 2018 with Idaho amendments. The evaluation looked at whole-home and measure-level compliance with the code, opportunities…
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Q2 2024 Market Research and Evaluation Newsletter
The slightly slower pace and sunny days of summer are almost here. While NEEA’s Market Research and Evaluation (MRE) team has a lot of work to carry out through the warm months, things are slowing just a bit. This is evidenced by the slightly shorter than typical list of projects highlighted in this quarter’s newsletter.…
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Non-Weatherized and Mobile Home Gas Furnaces Standard Evaluation
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Michaels Energy to assess NEEA and its partners’ influence on the federal standard for Non-Weatherized and Mobile Home Gas Furnaces. NEEA engages in state and federal standards processes to support the adoption of standards that advance the efficiency of equipment and appliances available in the market. Between…
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High-Performance Residential Windows Market Share Study
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) collaborated with Minnesota Center for Energy and the Environment (MNCEE) to complete a market sizing study, which is a standard deliverable in the early phase of all NEEA Market Transformation programs. In particular, the study sought to estimate: 1) the number of residential windows sold in the Northwest from…
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BetterBricks Commercial Building Decision Maker Study
NEEA contracted with ETHNO Insights to conduct a market research study to better understand the commercial building renovation decision making process. This research will inform NEEA’s understanding of a whole-buildings approach to energy efficiency and identify opportunities to leverage new building performance standards to support energy-efficient renovations in commercial buildings. ETHNO conducted secondary research and…
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Consumer Product Manufacturer & Retailer Sustainability Goal Literature Review
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance’s (NEEA) Retail Product Portfolio (RPP) is a midstream retail program that partners with utilities, large retailers and manufacturers around the country to offer midstream sales incentives for a portfolio of consumer products. These incentives help to influence corporate retail buyers’ purchase decisions and encourage the purchasing, stocking and promotion of…
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Codes Market Progress Evaluation Report #5
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with ADM Associates (ADM) and Johnson Consulting Group to conduct the fifth Market Progress Evaluation Report (MPER) for its commercial and residential codes efforts. ADM evaluated NEEA’s influence on code development and adoption in the Northwest, NEEA-supported energy code-related training and education efforts, and NEEA’s recently updated Codes…
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Q1 2024 Market Research and Evaluation Newsletter
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance’s (NEEA) Market Research & Evaluation (MRE) team jumped headfirst into the new year by kicking off several new studies in the first quarter. These include the first Market Progress and Evaluation Report (MPER) for the Extended Motor Products Market Transformation program, a market research effort to assess consumers’ use and…
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Fan Systems Market Characterization
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance’s (NEEA) Efficient Fans program aims to increase awareness, visibility, and market adoption of more efficient fan products. NEEA contracted with DNV Energy Insights USA, Inc. (DNV), to conduct this Market Characterization study, which focused specifically on understanding efficient fan system products that are not embedded in larger equipment (“non-embedded fan…
Commercial + Industrial|Industrial|Products