W04-21, Valuing Decentralized Wastewater Technologies, RMI's latest water report was prepared for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. It reviews the full range of benefits and costs of decentralized wastewater systems relative to conventional centralized systems, and discusses techniques for valuation of the economic benefits of decentralized systems.
Research & Consulting: A Proven Track Record Since 1982, RMI has worked with corporations, governments, communities, and citizens to help them solve problems, gain competitive advantage, increase profits, and create wealth through the more productive use of resources.
RMI's Research & Consulting team provides a broad range of consulting services to businesses and organizations of all sizes. The Research & Consulting team is grounded in RMI's unique blend of whole system thinking, integrative design, end-use/least-cost analysis, and an interdisciplinary knowledge of advanced technologies and techniques. Research & Consulting provides an array of advisory services withinand more importantly, acrossthree service groups:
RMI's three teams are:
Research & Consulting within the Natural Capitalism Framework
Natural Capitalism provides organizations with a clear and consistent path toward both short- and long-term prosperity. The book Natural Capitalism serves as the framework for this exciting new field.
"It is a great pleasure to comment briefly on the values Interface and, in particular, Interface Research Corporation, have received from our relationship with Rocky Mountain Institute. In the broadest of terms, the Interface companies worldwide have gained superior understanding of the relationship between the efficient use of energy and elegant (simple) design principles. The financial and environmental benefits received from our progress in reversing the tendency to over-engineer every project has been especially significant."
Michael D. Bertolucci, President, Interface Research Corporation