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Craig Smith, NEEA Chair | NOTES FROM THE CHAIR
As 2008 gets underway, the priorities of the NEEA Board of Directors are clear. After getting input from stakeholders, we have begun an executive search to fill the Executive Director position. The recruitment profile is on our Web site and I encourage anyone interested, or if you have a suggested candidate, to make contact with the search firm. We hope to have someone hired by mid-year. [More] |
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PERSPECTIVES: BALANCING URBAN AND RURAL EFFICIENCY
NEEA’s role is to encourage the development and adoption of energy-efficient products and services throughout the region – in rural markets and urban centers alike. Read how NEEA programs support both while promoting energy efficiency. [More] | 
NEEA’s implementation strategy for the compact fluorescent lighting (CFL) market in 2007 was designed specifically to reach non-urban areas, focusing on distribution channels beyond big box stores and working closely with utilities.
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| REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON 2007 ENERGY ACT
The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 was signed into law Dec. 19, 2007. We asked a few regional energy efficiency leaders their thoughts on the Act including Michael Grainey of Oregon Department of Energy, Tom Eckman of the Northwest Power and Conservation Council and Susan Hermenet, NEEA's Interim Executive Director, as to how this all might impact our region. We wanted to share their thoughts with the region. [More] |
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NEEA OPENS STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS TO ALL STAKEHOLDERS
Starting in March 2008, NEEA will launch our strategic planning process
around the region to gather input about the region's priorities, commitment, and
current issues around energy efficiency. NEEA regularly seeks input from
the region, but this is the first time it will be conducting a formal process to
do so. The outreach process will be multi-pronged, including launching a
set of web tools, as well as visiting a large and diverse number of
stakeholders. NEEA plans to use the input to help steer the organization's
future. The plan will be posted on our web site as it is drafted, and seek
comments throughout the process. "The process is meant to be open,
transparent, and iterative for the benefit of the region. We expect to
learn many things from this process and take the learnings to help drive the
future of this organization," said Susan Hermenet, Interim Executive Director of
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NEEA SECTOR ROUND-UP
NEEA has been very busy for the last couple of months making strong progress toward its regional energy efficiency goals and objectives. Check out our some of our recent activities and progress by sector.
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Ed Birch (l) with NEEA’s industrial initiative, congratulates Brad Witte, Sabroso Company, Medford, Oregon while PacifiCorp’s Claudia Streinbroner looks on at 2007 Champions of Continuous Energy Improvement luncheon.
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Stephanie Fleming, NEEA's Senior Manager of the Residential Sector | MEET THE STAFF: MEET STEPHANIE FLEMING
Stephanie Fleming joined NEEA in December 2007 as senior manager of the residential sector. She brings more than 20 years of marketing experience to her role of overseeing NEEA’s residential initiatives.
“Energy efficiency is important to me personally, and it’s a professional challenge to really think about how we change attitudes so that energy efficiency is an integral value in our culture,” Fleming said. “How do we start a cultural revolution around energy efficiency?” [More] |
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NEW NEEA EVALUATION AND MARKET RESEARCH REPORTS
These important reports provide evaluations of our various energy efficiency projects and relevant market research. All current reports can be downloaded from our Web site as well as older reports archived for more than 10 years. Please e-mail us any questions or comments regarding the reports. Office Real Estate Initiative Market Progress Evaluation Report (E08-181)
This first market progress evaluation report of the office real estate initiative documents the planning stage efforts and initial market partnerships. Evaluators found that the initiative is completing development of a framework and market approach designed to help real estate firms create a high performance portfolio of buildings.
[Full Report]
Window Energy Savings in Commercial Buildings in Pacific Northwest (E08-182)
This report provides a methodology for estimating energy consumption from commercial windows with specific thermal characteristics. NEEA will use the methodology from this report in combination with field data on windows from its regional commercial new construction study to generate savings estimates for high performance windows in the Northwest.
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