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Free, downloadable report provides first-of-its-kind utility bill level analysis of energy and water use in greenhouse and indoor farm operations PORTLAND, Ore. (August 9, 2023) —  Resource Innovation Institute (RII), the not-for-profit, public-private partnership, announced today the availability of its Controlled Environment Agriculture Energy & Water Benchmarking Report: Establishing Preliminary Benchmarks. The report is a…

Free, downloadable report provides information and guidelines to help support the adoption of efficient practices in indoor farms and greenhouses PORTLAND, Ore. (June 29, 2023) —  Resource Innovation Institute (RII), the leading not-for-profit energy and water benchmarking organization for CEA producers, announced today the availability of its long-awaited Water Circularity Best Practices Guide for Controlled…

Part of a professional development strategy for climate-smart agriculture, curriculum will provide credentialing process to ensure an educated, effective and scalable CEA workforce PORTLAND, Ore. (May 17, 2023) — Resource Innovation Institute (RII), the leading not-for-profit energy and water benchmarking organization providing resource efficiency best practices for CEA producers, announced today it is partnering with…

Dedicated to the advancement of climate-smart indoor growing practices and policies, the organizations will combine their collective knowledge to drive energy and water data collection and analysis   PORTLAND, Ore. (DATETK) — Resource Innovation Institute (RII), the leading not-for-profit energy and water benchmarking organization providing resource efficiency best practices for Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) producers,…

Deadline of March 1 set for farms to enroll in grant-funded program compiling anonymous data for Key Performance Indicators report to help standardize resource efficiency.   ORTLAND, Ore. (DATETK) — The deadline is approaching for greenhouse and CEA producers to take advantage of free energy and water benchmarking services provided by the United States Department…

Eddy will help establish horticultural efficiency best practices and lead development of a USDA-sponsored professional credentialing program for CEA design and construction professionals    PORTLAND, Ore. (July 18, 2022) — Resource Innovation Institute (RII), the leading not-for-profit energy and water benchmarking organization providing resource efficiency best practices for CEA producers, has appointed seasoned greenhouse consultant Rob Eddy…