APT’s Research Division builds on the years of experience APT has implementing energy efficiency programs to design research strategies that are well-grounded, practical, and comprehensive. We understand that merely gathering knowledge about program design or program process or customers served or market conditions is not sufficient for answering the questions that are needed for effective program delivery. In all of the research that we are involved in:

We remain aware of the impact of findings on program implementation and focus research questions to issues that are relevant to practical program design elements.

APT’s field staff work every day to build relationships with retailers and customers while APT’s management staff forge relationships with manufacturers of energy efficient products and other market actors. The ability to form these relationships, combined with attention to detail and knowledge of the energy efficiency industry, position APT as the strongest energy program data collection firm in the nation. The following are a sample of the data collection techniques with which APT has extensive experience.

Finally, APT’s analytical professionals have experience with a wide array of quantitative techniques to analyze data and generate valid research findings:

APT professionals carefully match the appropriate analytical tool to the research question at hand and are involved in research projects from the initial research planning stage through data collection instrument design, training, analysis, and reporting. APT takes pride in our ability to integrate all team members working together on a project to provide clients with the most well-rounded, thorough, and relevant research result possible.

For more information, please contact Seth Snell at seth@appliedproactive.com