Press Releases

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...

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...

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...

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 two new working groups within the Resource Innovation Institute (RII) Technical Advisory Council. The new...

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 new reporting requirements include a bench-marking feature that will also enable Commonwealth cultivators to measure...

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, connecting policy makers, utility program managers, equipment manufacturers and suppliers, researchers, manufacturers, cultivators and investors...

RII Commends Illinois Governor and Lawmakers for Setting Environmental Standards  Rules written into the laws legalizing adult-use cannabis in Illinois and Massachusetts create a model for other states to address cultivation-related energy and carbon impacts Springfield, Ill. (August 26, 2019)—The legalization of adult-use cannabis in Illinois brings with it a set of new environmental rules...