NORESCO :)

The company I have gotten involved with for my "Go Green!" Program in Deatrick Hall is called NORESCO. I first learned of the company back in August, as they were recruited by Kutztown University before to give a presentation on energy conservation and recycling to all community assistants at our summer training. NORESCO has also worked with Millersville University, The University of Rhode Island, as well as many public high schools in Virginia and South Carolina.

The main goal of NORESCO is to focus in on energy conservation and recycling problems in school facilities, and residence halls. They promote things such as taking shorter showers, turning the lights, not leaving fans or televisions on, and most importantly...recycling.

Since the problem I have found in Deatrick Hall deals with the behaviors and mind sets of students, I was immediately attracted to NORESCO's "Behavior Change Program" which focuses on dealing with current situations using the resources available in that area. The statement I found on their website reads as follows:

"Our proprietary Sustainable Behavior Change program utilizes a cognitive-social-based process that promotes cultural change. Our process measures multiple motivational factors, behaviors, and perceptions of energy use among members of the focal community. Assessing these factors allows NORESCO to custom-tailor a behavioral change program for each client, making full use of existing mechanisms.

Energy Conservation Through Behavior Change® is a dynamic program, and therefore is modified before each subsequent implementation using pre-post intervention assessment findings. In this way, specific components of the process can be modified, added or deleted based on current situational needs. This allows us to continually improve the effectiveness of the program and to accommodate changes in technology, energy costs, and behavior."




When I attended the presentation during the summer, it was clear that NORESCO representatives are passionate about what they do, and truly believe changes can be made (and successful) anywhere, which is why I was so drawn to the company.

If you would like to do any further reading about NORESCO, here is the website :)

http://www.noresco.com/site/content/index.asp