Partnership
Building and maintaining industry partnerships is key to the success of the IDEAL. Involvement with the institute can be achieved on a per-project basis, or by becoming a member company. Membership will help companies in the building industry keep a distinct competitive advantage as demand for high performance buildings continues to grow.
Members receive the following benefits:
- First access to technology and tools developed within the IDEAL before public release
- Participation in advisory board meetings to shape the research directions of the IDEAL
- Interaction with NREL staff and technologies
- The opportunity to interact with the College of Engineering & Applied Science’s engineering students
- Access to workshops, conferences and seminars
- A dedicated HPB institute that can be used to help educate clients on the importance and attainability of investing in smarter building design
As the IDEAL begins to take form in 2016, a unique opportunity exists for companies to become founding members of the laboratory. In addition to the above mentioned benefits, founding members will help influence research and development directions each year. This allows these companies to advocate for what they feel are the most promising technologies to develop for their clients.
To learn more about membership with the IDEAL, please fill out the short form here:
If you are looking to bring a specific project to the IDEAL, follow this link to help us understand how we can help: