Rocky Mountain Institute
The Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) is an American organization for research, advice and public relations in the field of sustainable development . The focus is on lucrative innovations for conserving resources and saving energy. The RMI is headquartered in Snowmass , Colorado , with additional offices in Boulder, Colorado .
history
The RMI was founded in 1982 in Colorado by the experimental physicist Amory Lovins and his wife at the time, the lawyer, forester and social scientist Hunter Lovins . Together with a group of colleagues, they support the careful use of resources and an appropriate policy. The project eventually grew into an organization with around 50 employees. In the mid-1980s, the founders appeared on major television shows like 60 Minutes .
The southern building complex of the headquarters in Snowmass is built as a passive building, so that even with winter temperatures of −40 ° C there is still a pleasant temperature inside, thanks to the sun and the body heat of the employees, and subtropical and tropical plants can grow.
From 1991 to 1999 the RMI worked on a super-efficient car, the hypercar . The concept consists of a lightweight car with a hybrid drive and particularly low air resistance . In order to make the car marketable, however, in contrast to other, similar vehicles, there should be no loss of performance, comfort or safety compared to normal cars. In order to promote development through direct competitive pressure, the project was spun off from the RMI in 1999 and continued commercially.
Awards
The RMI co-founder Amory Lovins was u. a. honored with nine honorary doctorates , a MacArthur Fellowship , the Heinz Award , the Lindbergh Prize and the Right Livelihood Award .
The RMI's motto
The Rocky Mountain Institute is an entrepreneurial nonprofit organization that fosters the efficient and restorative use of natural, human and other capital to make the world more secure, just, prosperous, and life-sustaining. We do this by inspiring business, civil society, and government to design integrative solutions that create true wealth.
“The RMI is an entrepreneurial, non-profit organization that promotes the efficient and empowering use of natural, human and other capital to make the world safer, more just, more prosperous and more livable. We do this by inspiring business, civil society and government to develop inclusive solutions that create real wealth. "
Individual evidence
- ↑ Heinz Award (4th Annual Heinz Award) (English)
- ↑ Lindbergh Prize 1999 (English)