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WashWise Report No.2
This report presents a second review of the market for resource-efficient clothes washers (RECWs), the progress and trends in that market, and the influence of the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance’s WashWise program to date. The primary focus is on the status of the market and the impact of WashWise on that market. This report is…
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Selecting Targets for New market Transformation Initiatives in the Northwest
This report documents the results of a study conducted by the American Council for an EnergyEfficient Economy (ACEEE) for the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (the “Alliance”). The study’s primary purpose is to analyze a range of technologies and practices, collectively referred to as “measures” for their potential as regional market transformation initiatives.
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Building Operators Certification Program Report
In fall 1996, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (the Alliance) began sponsoring the Building Operators Certification (BOC) venture operated by the Northwest Energy Efficiency Council (NEEC).This Final Evaluation Report responds to a request by the Alliance to address eight points regarding the progress of the BOC venture as implemented in Washington State by NEEC in…
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Start-Up Process Lighting Design Lab Evaluation
The Lighting Design Lab sees themselves as the primary vehicle for education of specifiers in the lighting market. Specifiers is broadly defined as those who make decisions about lighting. The market segments of lighting specifiers include property owners, lighting designers, engineers, architects, interior designers, electrical contractors, and distributors. Manufacturers are a trade ally to the…
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A Long-Term Strategy for Energy Code Support in the Northwest
Energy codes have played an important role in improving building energy efficiency in the Northwest for nearly twenty years. The efficient design standards embodied in the region’s energy codes are some of the most advanced in the nation. Historically, energy codes in the northwest have received a great deal of financial and technical support from…
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Local Government Cooperative Agreement Executive Summary
In February 1997, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (the Alliance) requested Hagler Bailly Consulting to conduct a process evaluation of the Local Governments program, one of about 20 programs that the Alliance administers. The purpose of this evaluation was to document the history and progress of the program, and to identify the perception of the…
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Impacts of Forced Air Distribution Systems on Homes and Potential for Improvements
This literature review is part of a duct efficiency pilot program co-sponsored by the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance [NEEA] and the Electric Power Research Institute [EPRI]. A literature search was conducted by Washington State University Cooperative Extension Service Energy Library. In addition to articles identified by the library, project staff in Oregon and Washington contributed…
Commercial Buildings|Heating and Cooling|Regional Studies|Residential -
WashWise Program Evaluation Report
This report presents an initial look at the market for resource-efficient clothes washers (RECWs), the progress and trends in that market, and the influence of the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance’s WashWise program to date. There is a focus on the status of the market and the impact of WashWise on that market, and less emphasis…
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Premium Efficiency Motors
The Premium Efficiency Motors (PEM) Program, which began in early 1997, is a regional effort to “increase the quantity of energy efficient motors purchased and used in the region by commercial and industrial facilities by increasing awareness and product availability through dealer incentives, educational tools, support of consistent national motors standards and motor testing.”
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WashWise Program Report
This report presents an initial look at the market for resource-efficient clothes washers (RECWs), the progress and trends in that market, and the influence of the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance’s WashWise program to date. There is a focus on the status of the market and the impact of WashWise on that market, and less emphasis…
Consumer Products|Residential