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
| Gold Members | Silver Members | Bronze Members | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Large Entities- (500+ employees) | 1 Year - USD $80,000 3 Year - USD $215,000 | 1 Year - USD $55,000 3 Year - USD $150,000 | 1 Year - USD $40,000 3 Year - USD $110,000 |
| Medium Entities - (20-499 employees) | 1 Year - USD $55,000 3 Year - USD $150,000 | 1 Year - USD $30,000 3 Year - USD $80,000 | 1 Year - USD $20,000 3 Year - USD $55,000 |
| Small Entities (fewer than 20 employees) | 1 Year - USD $12,000 3 Year - USD $25,000 | 1 Year - USD $6,000 3 Year - USD $12,000 | 1 Year - USD $3,000 3 Year - USD $6,000 |
Membership Benefits
| Membership Benefits | Gold Members | Silver Members | Bronze Members |
|---|---|---|---|
Seat on Industry Advisory Board | Voting Member | Voting Member | — |
Seat on IP Board | Included | — | — |
Internal use research license | Included | Included | — |
Option to license IP | First Option | Second Option | — |
Early research access | Included | Included | Limited |
Access to Knowledge Warehouse | Included | Included | Limited |
Attend semi-annual meetings | Included | Included | Limited |
Testbed access | Priority | As available | Case-by-case |
Sponsor proprietary projects | Included | Included | Included |
Translation roadmapping | Included | Included | Included |
Brand visibility | Included | Included | Included |
Workforce pipeline access | Included | Included | Included |
EARTH community networking | Included | Included | Included |