Our Place in the Industry
We have provided evaluation services in eight of the top ten and 17 of the top 25 states for energy-efficiency policy and programs, as ranked by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy in its state scorecard.* Our evaluation experience spans the entire North American continent.
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Our Employees
NMR is made up of 31 employee-owners. Our staff includes six people with PhDs in fields such as economics, engineering and public policy, demography, and various social sciences; and 17 people with masters’ degrees in fields such as energy and environmental analysis, economics, business administration, and public policy.
Meet Our TeamOur Values
NMR’s core values are environmental stewardship, producing the highest quality work possible, and concern and care for colleagues’ professional and personal welfare.
In 2017, NMR became employee-owned through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).
“The greatest benefit of our transition to an ESOP is that it will allow NMR to maintain its culture and core values. Living out these values has kept our employee turnover rate very low, providing continuity in project management and maintaining in-depth knowledge of project and program history."
Lynn Hoefgen Founder and President Emeritus
Our Carbon Assessment
Being efficient and green is more than a business model for NMR.
It represents a personal commitment to our community and our planet.
Low Carbon Commuting: Nearly half of our staff members are full-time telecommuters; this reduces the carbon emissions associated with utilities and commuting. Those who do work in the office get there by walking, biking, or taking public transportation.
Green Business Practices: NMR leases solar panels to provide electricity to our offices. We also compost our food waste, print double-sided on 100% recycled paper, recycle our paper and plastics, and use environmentally friendly cleaning products.
Our Carbon Assessment: Each year, NMR participates in a corporate-wide carbon footprint assessment that measures our contribution to carbon dioxide emissions. The results of this assessment are used as the basis for purchasing offsets for 100% of the carbon emissions we are responsible for.
For example, NMR’s 2016 business activities (including travel) resulted in 191,042 pounds, or 87 metric tons, of carbon dioxide emissions. This is just over double the results of the previously published 2012 carbon assessment – an increase that reflects the opening of a new office in that time (more than doubling the square footage of office space), major growth in the number of employees at NMR, and an increase in project-associated travel.
Accordingly, NMR purchased and retired Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) allowances from the Carbon Lighthouse Association for 100% of the 87 tons of emissions our business was responsible for. In choosing to purchase and retire RGGI allowances, NMR supports the regional effort to improve energy efficiency and curb carbon emissions.
