Industry Membership Program
How best to invest in a sustainable HVACR innovative ecosystem?
EARTH will create, operate, and invite partnering organizations to join a tiered fee-based Consortium that provides numerous membership benefits:
- Engaging with students for recruitment
- Providing guidance for research and education
- Leveraging research funds
- Early access to research results
- Opportunities to establish partnerships to pursue major federal funding
- A jump start to IP, technology-transfer, and licensing rights
EARTH Tiered Consortium
| Description | Gold Members (Includes First Option to IP) | Founding Gold Members | Silver Members (Limited Second Option to IP) | Founding Silver Members |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large Entities- (500+ employees) | USD $100,000 | USD $75,000 | USD $75,000 | USD $50,000 |
| Medium Entities - (10-499 employees) | USD $65,000 | USD $50,000 | USD $40,000 | USD $25,000 |
| Small Entities (fewer than 10 employees) | USD $12,000 | USD $10,000 | USD $6,000 | USD $5,000 |
Membership Benefits
| Membership Benefits | Gold Members | Silver Members |
|---|---|---|
| Attend semi-annual meeting | X | X |
| Access to workforce pipeline | X | X |
| Networking with ERC community | X | X |
| Sponsor independent projects | X | X |
| Early access to research results | X | X |
| Knowledge Warehouse | X | X |
| Seat on Intellectual Property Board | X | |
| Early access to invention disclosures | X | |
| Option to IP | X |