Best Practice Guide: High-Performance HVAC Workforce Development
As demand for high-performance HVAC installations grows in the Northeast, especially for efficient air source heat pumps (ASHP), there is a critical need to develop a new generation of qualified…
Best Practice Guide: Co-Promotion of Weatherization and High-Performance HVAC in Programs
When implemented and managed properly, co-promotion of weatherization (building envelope improvements) and high performance HVAC equipment is an effective strategy to achieve significant energy- and…
Best Practice Guide: High-Performance HVAC Mid-Stream Programs
Midstream programs are initiatives that target the middle of the supply chain, such as distributors and contractors, rather than end-use consumers. While typical programs target customers to create a…
SEM Case Study - The Okonite Company
The Okonite Company is one of the original insulators of electrical wire and cable in the United States. Founded in 1878, it was originally known as the New York Insulated Wire and Vulcanite Company…
Informing the Evolution of HVAC Refrigerants
Over the past several years, many Northeast states have begun implementing measures to transition the electric grid to clean energy and increase the adoption of technologies that use electricity as a…
Grid-Interactive Efficient Buildings (GEBs) Tri-Region Status Report
The energy industry in the United States is rapidly evolving – the installation of smaller generation plants is becoming a trend, renewable energy generation is expanding, coal-generated electric…
The Smart Energy Home: Driving Residential Decarbonization
States, cities, and utilities across the region have made aggressive commitments to deep carbon reductions. In our 2018 Strategic Electrification Action Plan, NEEP found that significantly…
