1. New Homes/ Manufactured Homes Work Group
Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
September 20,2017
New Homes/ Manufactured Homes Work Group
Neil Grigsby
Portfolio Program Manager
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2. Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
Agenda
1. Next Step Home Scale Up Milestone 2. Next Step Home 2018 Operations Plan 3. Manufactured Homes 2018 Operations Plan
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3. Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
Desired Outcomes
Workgroup members are informed on the Scale Up Approval Milestone for Next Step Homes.
Workgroup members review and provide feedback on the 2018 New Homes and Manufactured Homes Operations Plan
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4. Initiative Life Cycle Milestone: Next Step Home Scale-Up Q3 2017
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Initiative Life Cycle Milestone: Next Step Home Scale-Up Q3 2017
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5. Initiative Theory and Status on the S-curve
The Next Step Homes program leverages the infrastructure created by the prior Efficient Homes initiative (Northwest ENERGY STAR Homes) to develop and increase market adoption of energy-efficient advanced building practices for single-family homes, aimed at influencing and accelerating code adoption over the next 3-4 code cycles.

6. Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
Initiative Lifecycle
We are HERE
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7. Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
Scale Up Approval
Reviews Market Test activities to move into Market Development. 1. Performance Based Programs 2. Home Certification Program Coordination 3. Training Development and Delivery 4. NSH Pilot Project 5. Marketing
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8. Market Test– Key Highlights
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Market Test– Key Highlights
Completed Pilot homes; current analyzing performance data
Transitioned NWESH to the market
Maintain relationships with Raters/Verifiers
RTF approved new homes standard modeling protocol
Worked with BPA to offer a performance path program
Launched BBNW
Began efforts to establish relationships with home certification programs
Successfully offered Home Efficiency Forum
Established technical best practice to inform trainings
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9. Market Test Challenges
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Market Test Challenges
Getting the region on board with the idea of a standard protocol for new homes: 2+ year effort
Pilot Homes – working with market based projects
Data Collection – 12+ months
Additional infrastructure to support utility programs
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10. Market Test – Key Learnings
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Market Test – Key Learnings
1. Leverage existing market instead of just relying on utility programs 2. Rater accuracy and modeling in important 3. Align with Commercial Code Enhancement when possible 4. Builders can achieve above code performance in a variety of ways
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11. Market Development – Key Focus
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Market Development – Key Focus
Leverage existing code collaboratives in each state to identify long term code targets and implement interventions that support the adoption of advanced measures.
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12. Market Development – Key Focus 2018
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Market Development – Key Focus 2018
Aligning with Commercial Code Enhancement
Code Market Assessment (State Action Plan)
Utility Programs
Performance Path adoption
Market Support
Rater infrastructure
Home certification program coordination
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13. Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
Scale Up Timeline
Internal Meeting: 9/25
RAC: 9/12
RPAC: 10/8
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14. Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
Questions?
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15. 2018 Operations Plan Next Step Homes
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2018 Operations Plan Next Step Homes
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16. Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
Key Market Drivers
Utility incentive programs (performance path)
Code Development Process
Home Certification Programs
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17. Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
2017 Accomplishments
Launched single-family performance path utility program
Successfully transitioned NWESH to the market and introduced BetterBuiltNW as NEEA’s new upstream facing brand
Began counting energy savings from all home certification programs in the NW
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18. Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
2018 Goals
Identify long term state specific energy code targets
Utilities support builders to offset cost of adding energy efficient features
Increased coordination between home certification programs in the NW
Raise awareness for energy-efficiency in new homes
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19. Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
2018 Activities
New coordination between cities, Utilities and home certification programs
LMS training development
Participation in WA code development process
Collaboration with Commercial Code Enhancement to develop State Action Plans with each State.
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20. Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
Questions?
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21. Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
Risks
Risk(s)
Mitigation(s)
Builders do not participate in utility incentive programs
Provide builder/Rater support to increase awareness of utility incentives and overcome challenges to participation
Residential new construction slows
Show builders the value of participating in a home certification program
Code adoption slows
Facilitate code collaborative meetings in each state to create long term code roadmaps that voluntary programs can support
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22. Manufactured Homes NEEM 2.0
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Manufactured Homes NEEM 2.0
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23. Initiative Theory and Status on the S-curve
Introduce a new voluntary specification above the current NEEM 1.1 specification to prepare the market for a higher energy efficiency standard and increase energy savings opportunity for the region, prior to the next HUD code change.

24. Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
Initiative Lifecycle
We are HERE
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25. Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
Key Market Drivers
Utility incentive programs
NEEM 1.1 success
Manufacturer Engagement
HUD code?
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26. Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
2017 Accomplishments
RTF approval of NEEM 2.0
Four NEEM 2.0 demonstration homes with manufacturers
Market Research completed on homebuyers
Utility/NEEA alignment on support for NEEM 2.0
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27. Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
2018 Goals
Establish NEEM 2.0 in the market
Utilities offer NEEM 2.0 incentives
Retailers have the resources to sell NEEM 2.0 to homebuyers
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28. Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
2018 Activities
Offer upstream incentives and technical support for manufacturers building NEEM 2.0
Utility outreach and support to plan NEEM 2.0 incentive programs
Provide retailer sales tools and resources to sell NEEM 2.0
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Risks
Risk(s)
Mitigation(s)
Manufacturers do not participate in NEEM 2.0
Increase upstream incentive
Retailers do not sell NEEM 2.0
Develop marketing materials to help communicate the value proposition of energy efficiency
Consider offering a Retailer incentive for NEEM 2.0 sales
Consumers do not buy NEEM 2.0
Develop marketing materials that communicate the value proposition of energy efficiency
Increase awareness of utility homebuyer incentives
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30. Feedback, Questions, Discussion
Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
Feedback, Questions, Discussion
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31. Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance Neil Grigsby ngrigsby@neea.org
September 20, 2017
Thank you!
Neil Grigsby
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