Michael Gartman

Michael Gartman

Manager
  • Carbon-Free Buildings

Michael works on the Carbon-Free Buildings’ Policy Transformation team, where he leads a range of innovative efforts to scale the model policies and programs needed to decarbonize our housing stock. He believes that improving our buildings can make our most vulnerable communities safer, healthier, and more resilient.

Michael’s work includes facilitating engagements with diverse stakeholder groups and democratizing the tools, analyses, and resources that policymakers and advocate networks need to push progress forward.

Background

Michael has worked with more than 150 state and local governments, performed energy and cost analyses on 1,000+ buildings, and published more than a dozen RMI reports. His areas of expertise include policy and program design, heat pump performance, home energy assessments, energy modeling, group facilitation, and communications.

Before coming to RMI, Michael worked in the construction industry with a focus on cost estimating and project management. He also has a background in community organizing.

Education

MSc, magna cum laude, Building Systems Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder
B.Sc., summa cum laude, Construction Management, University of Colorado Boulder

Location

Boulder, CO