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Snowmass CO, March 8, 2010 – Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) today announced that James Scott Brew, FCSI, AIA, LEED AP, Principal Architect at RMI has achieved certification as a Certified Passive House Consultant (CPHC) by the Passive House Institute-US. The Passive House Standard, founded by Dr. Wolfgang Feist of the Passivhaus-Institute, Darmstad, Germany, is the most rigorous building energy...
Snowmass, CO – Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) today announced that RMI has won the Sustainable Buildings Industry Council (SBIC) Beyond Green High-Performance Building Award for the Institute's contribution to the Empire State Building retrofit. SBIC will present the award today on Capitol Hill in conjunction with an educational briefing for the High-Performance Buildings Congressional Caucus Coalition....
NORTHBROOK, Ill., Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a global leader in safety testing and certification, has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the non-profit Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) to support Project Get Ready, an initiative to aid U.S. cities preparing for widespread adoption and use of electric vehicles (EVs) in their communities. As a technical...
Snowmass, Colo. - The North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) today announced the results of its selection of Board of Directors. After an election by online ballot, Board members were announced. They include: Don Baldwin, Michelin Kevin Beaty, Eaton Corporation Tim Dzojko, Kraft Foods Gary Gaussoin, Silver Eagle Manufacturing Co. Jon Gustafson, Cascade Sierra Solutions Shauna McIntyre,...
Providence, RI, – Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) today announced the addition of the State of Rhode Island to Project Get Ready, a national not-for-profit initiative helping cities prepare for and welcome plug-in electric vehicles (EVs). By joining Denver, CO, Houston, TX, Indianapolis, IN, Portland, OR, and Toronto, Ontario, Rhode Island becomes the first Project Get Ready state and Providence...
Providence, RI, - Project Get Ready Rhode Island will host a media press conference to announce the launch of Project Get Ready in Rhode Island. By joining Denver, CO, Houston, TX, Indianapolis, IN, Portland, OR, and Toronto, Ontario, Rhode Island becomes the first Project Get Ready state and the first community in the northeast to pioneer the adoption of efficient, low-carbon vehicles. Project Get...
Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) today announced the release of a new book titled Accelerating Campus Climate Initiatives: Breaking Through Barriers. The book is a practical guide for anyone working in a college or university setting to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on their campus. It explores the challenges, both real and perceived, to significant reductions, and provides successful examples, and...
Rocky Mountain Institute has unveiled Green Footstep, a free online carbon calculator for reducing carbon emissions in building construction and retrofit projects. While many carbon calculators are available online, none address multiple building emissions over the building lifetime. “Green Footstep makes it easier for design professionals to set the design targets they’ll need to achieve a carbon...
Boulder, CO. Leaders of RMI’s MOVE team (http://move.rmi.org/) have announced that they are joining with trucking industry leaders to inaugurate the North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) with the goal of helping to reinvent the trucking industry to carry just as much freight on half as much energy. The new group will collect, assess, and circulate information on performance and efficiency...
San Francisco, CA. Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), which today kicks off a three-day energy-efficiency conference at the Westin-Market Street on the theme of “reinventing fire,” next will turn to helping reinvent the U.S. trucking industry. Leaders of RMI’s MOVE team (http://move.rmi.org/) will announce at the RMI2009 conference here (http://www.rmi2009.org) that they are joining with industry...