2020 Highlights
Agriculture Energy Solutions Conference
The IAES Conference is a key touchstone in shaping the future of energy policies and utility programs for controlled environment agriculture, drawing from the lessons of early models emerging in cannabis cultivation and extending to the rapidly scaling greenhouse and vertical farming sectors cropping up in rural, suburban and urban regions.
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Past RII Events
- Controlled Environment Agriculture Market Characterization Report Launch (October 26, 2021)
- A Framework for Federal Cannabis Regulation: Environmental & Energy Factors for a Sustainable Cannabis Industry (October 07, 2021)
- Automation & Controls for Cannabis Cultivation: Best Practices on Optimizing Systems and Verifying Savings (September 16, 2021)
- Massachusetts Energy Efficiency Partnership Harvesting Savings (June 2021):
- San Diego Gas & Electric Efficient Yields (April-July 2021):
- Greenhouse Controls & Commissioning. June 23, 2021
- HVAC + Dehumidification Systems in Indoor CEA Facilities. May 26, 2021
- HVAC + Dehumidification Systems in Greenhouses. April 28, 2021
- State of the Market: Demystifying Dehumidification In Indoor Horticultural Environments Workshop (April 7 2021)
- Lansing Board of Water & Light Workshops (Feb – 2021)
- Helping Cannabis Customers, (February 9, 2021)
- Harvesting Resource Savings, (February 2, 2021)
- Massachusetts Energy Efficiency Partnership Workshops (Nov – Dec 2020)
- Indoor Agriculture Energy Savings Deep Dive: Demand Management, December 3, 2020
- Indoor Agriculture Energy Savings Deep Dive: Controls, November 19, 2020
- Indoor Agriculture Energy Savings Deep Dive: Energy Recovery, November 12, 2020
- Indoor Agriculture Energy Savings Deep Dive: Retrofits, November 5, 2020
- State of the Market: Liquid-Cooled LED Lighting, (October 29, 2020)
- Michigan Efficient Yields Cultivation Workshops (Apr – Sep 2020)
- HVAC Strategies for Profit & Plant Vitality, September 15, 2020
- Best Practices on Cultivating with Efficient Lighting, May 19, 2020
- Best Practices on Energy Efficient Cultivation Facility Design & Optimization, April 16, 2020
- Massachusetts Efficient Yields Cultivation Workshops (June – Aug 2020)
- HVAC Best Practices, Aug 5, 2020
- Cultivating with LED Lighting, July 15, 2020
- Competing & Complying through Efficiency, June 17, 2020
- Indoor Agriculture Energy Solutions conference, San Diego, CA (February 24-26, 2020)
- RII Releases HVAC & Lighting Best Practices Guides For Cannabis Growers (Dec 10, 2019)
- Emerging Best Practices And Case Studies On Efficient Operations Portland (Sept. 2019)
- Cannabis PowerScore in the spotlight at MJBizConNEXT (June 12-14, 2019)
- Cultivation Classic, Portland (May 17-18, 2019)
- Right-Size Your Cost-Per-Gram, Portland (May 14, 2019)
- Energy-Efficient + Solar-Powered Mixed-Light Cultivation, Eugene (March 2019)
- Efficient Cannabis Lighting, Portland (July 2018)
- Seed the Future “Fun-raiser,” New Orleans (May 2018)
- How to Cut Costs via Automation, Portland (Feb. 2018)
- Emerging HVAC Solutions for Cannabis Cultivation, Portland (Sept. 2018)
Previous Speaking Engagements
2021 (In Person Events)
- MJBizCon panel – Operation Green: Environmental and Sustainability Practices (October)
2021 (Virtual Events)
- Washington Cannabis Alliance – The Cannabis Summit : Pioneering in Cannabis Sustainability (September)
- Cannabis Certification Council Cannabis Sustainability Symposium: Green Your Grow – Insights from Commercial Indoor Agriculture and The Promise of Automation and Controls (August)
- Elevated Environments:
- IES 2021 Annual Conference: Designing Farms of the Future:LED Horticultural Lighting Systems (August)
- ASHRAE 2021 Virtual Annual Conference: Seminar 67: Standards and Regulations Affecting HVAC Systems Used in the US Controlled Environment Agriculture Market (June)
- UVM Ag Extension: Hemp Irrigation Best Practices (May)
- Green Thumb Series: Webinars to Cultivate Your Indoor Agriculture Operation hosted by Commonwealth Edison and Franklin Energy (May)
- Cannabis Certification Council’s Best Management Practices Deep Dive: Water (April)
- University of Vermont: Growing High Quality Hemp Starts (April)
- Emerge Cannabis Conference –Energy Efficiency Challenges in Cannabis Cultivation & Sustainability Strategies for Canna Industry Executives (March)
- Berkeley Cannabis Research Center – Panel Discussion: Cannabis & Water (March)
- Oregon Industrial Hemp Farmer’s Association – Pre-Planting Due Diligence Webinar for Hemp Growers (March)
- Cannabis Industry Journal – Cannabis Cultivation Virtual Conference : The Integrated Lifecycle of Designing a Cultivation Operation (March)
- Women in Innovation and Leadership – Keynote Speaker at 2021 Quarterly Meeting (March)
- New Frontier Data – Cannabis H20: Water Use and Sustainability in Cannabis Cultivation, Industry Briefing (March)
- Farms Inc. – Educational Series, Resource Efficiency and Productivity for Competitiveness (March)
- IES DC – Horticultural Lighting Design & Industry Updates (March)
- University of Vermont (UVM) – UVM Hemp Conference, Best Practices for Drying and Curing Hemp (February)
- Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (MEEA) – 2021 Midwest Energy Solutions Conference, The Growing Need for Energy Efficiency in Indoor Agriculture (February)
- Homegrown Weed – Homegrown Weed Summit, A Guide on Grow Room Electrical Safety (February)
- Association of Energy Services Professionals (AESP) – AESP 31st Annual Conference – Charging Forward in 2021, Rolling Up Best Practices in Serving EE to the Cannabis Industry (January)
- Electric Utility Consultants, Inc (EUCI) – The Cannabis Industry Energy Challenge: A Power Industry View of the Cannabis-Energy Nexus, Understanding the Nexus of the Energy and Cannabis Industries (January)
- Josephine County Cannabis Advisory Panel Meeting Presentation (January)
2020 (Virtual Events)
- Missouri Energy Initiative – Cannabis Industry and Energy Economic Development, Midwest Energy Policy Series: Economic Development & Infrastructure (December)
- MJBizCon – Industry Preview of the Cannabis Water Report, Associations Day 2020 (December)
- Illuminating Engineering Society, Portland Section Meeting – Horticultural Lighting Research Update (November)
- Cannabis Tech – Energy Efficiency, Rebates, and Incentives (November)
- Cannabis Science and Technology – Insights from Cultivation Water Use Data: Measuring What Matters and Strategies for Increasing Profits (October)
- West Virginia Governor’s Energy Summit – Indoor Cannabis Production in West Virginia: Energy Efficiency Challenges and Opportunities (October)
- Cannabis Sustainability Symposium – The Challenges and Opportunities of Energy Codes and The Factors that Drive Water Consumption and Advance Efficiency (October)
- American Society of Energy Services Professionals (AESP) Southwest Chapter Meeting – Indoor Cannabis Production in the Southwest: Energy Efficiency Challenges and Opportunities (September)
- Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (MEEA) – Exploring Energy Efficiency in the Cannabis Industry Webinar (August)
- University of Vermont Extension Hemp Webinar Series – CBD Post-Harvest Handling (August)
- Indoor AgTech Innovation Summit (July)
- MJBizConNEXT (July)
2019
- Cannabis Cultivation Facility Tour at LOWD for ACEEE Summer Study Attendees, Portland (August)
- Canneconomy Digital Workshop (July)
- Sustainability exhibit at MJBizConNEXT, New Orleans (June)
- Flow Kana Farmer’s Picnic (June)
- Oregon Efficient Yields, Right-size Your Cost Per Gram, Portland (May)
- ACEEE Emerging Opportunities: Controlled Environment Agriculture webinar (May)
- Cultivation Classic (May)
- Southwest Energy Efficiency Program (SWEEP) Cannabis Energy Efficiency Policies & Programs webinar (April)
- Cannabis Conference, Las Vegas (April)
- California Cannabis Industry Association Policy Conference, Sacramento (March)
- SXSW Cannabis: The Sustainability Challenge, Austin (March)
- Energy-Efficient & Solar-Powered Mixed-Light Cultivation, Eugene (March)
- Cannabis Collaborative Conference, Portland, OR (January)
2018
- CWCBE, Boston, MA
- Cannabis Sustainability Symposium, Denver, CO
- ACEEE Summer Study, Pacific Grove, CA
- Arcview Investor Forum, San Francisco, CA
- CCIA Policy Conference, Sacramento, CA
- Green California, Sacramento, CA
- EUCI – Cannabis: The Energy Challenge, Vancouver, BC
- NARUC Western Conference of Public Service Commissioners, Boise, ID
- Cannabis Collaborative Conference, Portland, OR
2017
- Cannabis Sustainability Symposium, Denver, CO
- EUCI – Cannabis: The Energy Challenge, San Francisco, CA
- AESP Summer Conference, Toronto, ON
- Cannabis Business Times Cultivation Conference, Oakland, CA
2016
- Cannabis Sustainability Symposium, Denver, CO
- RII Cannabis Energy + Water Summit, Seattle, WA
- RII Indoor Agriculture Energy Summit, Portland, OR
