Press Releases

Utilities, Policy Advisors, Testing Labs and Energy Engineers Invited to a Dialogue on Emerging Indoor Agriculture Technologies BOSTON (October 12, 2020)--Resource Innovation Institute (RII), in partnership with the DesignLights Consortium (DLC) and the American Society for Agricultural and Biological Engineers...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Leaders of Top Lighting, HVAC, Engineering & Cultivation Companies Developing Best Practices Guides to be Released at MJBizCon Vegas   Portland, Ore. (Nov. 12, 2019) — Respected experts in the fields of horticultural lighting and HVAC have been appointed to...

RII Supports Massachusetts with New Regulations to Streamline Reporting for Cultivators   Springfield, Mass. (Nov. 8, 2019) — The release of Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) regulations this week (Nov. 7) will allow for streamlined reporting for cannabis cultivators. The...

RII to Host Indoor Agriculture Energy Solutions Conference   SAN DIEGO (October 21, 2019) – As California policy makers develop codes for Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA), Resource Innovation Institute (RII) will convene the inaugural Indoor Agriculture Energy Solutions (IAES) Conference,...