PORTLAND, Ore. (July 8, 2020)—Resource Innovation Institute (RII) has named interdisciplinary engineer Gretchen Schimelpfenig, PE its new Technical Director. She will manage RII’s PowerScore resource benchmarking platform, facilitate Efficient Yields educational workshops, lead the Technical Advisory Council Working Groups, author best practices guidance, and direct membership and communications activities for the resource-efficiency advocacy group. Based…
Resource Innovation Institute, Berkeley Cannabis Research Center and New Frontier Data team up to study cannabis and hemp water practices The Cannabis Water Report will be published in late 2020 and will be peer-reviewed by RII’s Water Working Group PORTLAND, Ore. (June 8, 2020)─As cannabis and hemp regulation expands globally, its impact on water resources…
April 14, 2020
PowerScore Empowers Massachusetts Cultivators
RII’s Cannabis PowerScore Empowers Massachusetts Cannabis Cultivators to Become More Energy Efficient The U.S. leader in energy efficiency specifies RII’s Cannabis PowerScore as the preferred reporting instrument on energy, water and waste Springfield, Mass. (April 14, 2020)—Resource Innovation Institute (RII) is promoting energy efficiency best practices in Massachusetts by providing cannabis cultivators an option to more…
April 1, 2020
Water Working Group to Research Cannabis Water Impacts
Resource Innovation Institute Forms Water Working Group Will establish a standardized methodology for assessing water practices via RII’s Cannabis PowerScore benchmarking tool PORTLAND, Ore. (April 1, 2020) – Resource Innovation Institute, an industry leader in promoting energy efficiency for cannabis growers, has announced the formation of its Water Working Group. The group, made up of…
Indoor Agriculture Energy Solutions Conference Connects Policymakers, Utilities, Supply Chain and Producers to Shape an Energy Efficient Future for Controlled Environment Agriculture At recent IAES event in San Diego, cultivation and energy-efficiency experts gathered to discuss better growing practices and a roadmap for resource-efficient indoor agriculture SAN DIEGO (March 17, 2020) – 175 energy-efficiency experts…
Resource Innovation Institute workshops will help Michigan cultivators and industry leaders learn the latest about growing resource-efficient cannabis crops The three-event series will explore cost-saving measures on lighting, HVAC and more Lansing, Mich. (March 4, 2020) – Michigan’s commercial cultivators soon will have a unique chance to learn about peer-reviewed best practices related to resource-efficient…
