Ryan Wankel

Heliospectra

Cannabis Plant + Light Expert/Grower Liaison

A second-generation cannabis grower with more than 23 years of cultivation expertise, Ryan Wankel has led commercial teams at large-scale facilities in Denver, Colorado. He earned multiple cannabis cup awards and created successful transitions for his grow operations from traditional HPS to new LED technologies before joining Heliospectra. He now leads cultivation training, provides technical consulting for NCIA members and develops strain-specific lighting strategies with customers.

Friday, October 9, 2020

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Energy Efficiency in Cultivation

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Panel Design Environment Business

Ryan Wankel

Heliospectra, Cannabis Plant + Light Expert/Grower Liaison

Jamal Baker

Corinne Wilder

Fluence, Vice President of Global Commercial Operations

Design Charrettes have been a common practice among Architects and Planners for decades. Over that time, design professionals have used the practice that can be described as “formalized brainstorming” to incorporate early design ideas from all stakeholders. This traditional process establishes an early-stage creative environment to identify and incorporate principles for successful building design and operation. Only in the last 20 years has this process been expanded to include multi-disciplinary principles related to a project’s sustainability. This presentation presents an argument that supports the idea of whole building design charettes, emphasizing the benefits of this process in the context of sustainability and the “triple bottom line,” as it applies to the cannabis industry.