About Us

The Renew America’s Nonprofits – Rocky Mountain Region (RAN-RM) team is lead by  the University of Colorado, with reputable education and research programs in building energy efficiency and sustainability. This program is pursuing an optimized, scalable, and sustainable model to retrofit nonprofit facilities. The model is based on a rigorous and gradual evaluation approach to systematically select suitable facilities and optimally impact energy efficiency measures.

Who We Are

The RAN-RM Team

The Renew America’s Nonprofits – Rocky Mountain Region (RAN-RM) project team is led by the University of Colorado Boulder (CU) as the Prime recipient and includes professors, managers, graduate students, and undergraduate research assistants. Our collaborative partners include diverse and experienced organizations including  associations managing large portfolios of nonprofit buildings, professionals with expertise in retrofit projects and auditing, technical assistance from manufacturers of energy-efficient retrofit solutions, utilities with energy efficiency incentives, and cities with access to nonprofit buildings and funding opportunities.

If your organization can partner with us to achieve the goals of the RAN-RM project, please contact us at [email protected].

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Prof. Moncef Krarti
Program Director
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Prof. Gregor Henze
Co-PI
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Prof. John Zhai
Co-PI
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Dr. Nick Clements
Project Manager
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Dr. Ashit Harode
Technical Manager, Post Doc
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Phani Vadali
PhD Research Assistant
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Harrison (Hal) Gannon
Ungraduate Research Assistant
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Mark Prasertjing
Undergraduate Research Assistant
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Todd Allen
Subcontractor
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Key Project Partners

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Audit Review Partners

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