Kaitlin Urso (Environmental Protection Specialist, Colorado Small Business Assistance Program) presents during the October 2019 National SBEAP Technical Subcommittee Meeting. Kaitlin will present on her work with the Cannabis Industry conducting air, energy, waste, water impacts and sustainability audits which includes the implementation of best management plans.
She will discuss her role in conducting cutting edge air quality research related to the growth of cannabis plants.
She is currently facilitating the development of a free online tool for the cannabis industry that will help track, trend, and bench mark environmental data and allow businesses to anonymously share and compare metrics.
And she is also working on a project that encourages breweries to recapture CO2 generated from fermentation and then provide excess CO2 to the marijuana industry to supplement their crop growth.
Kaitlin is a free environmental consultant for small businesses for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment in Denver, CO. She has 9 years of technical environmental experience and a mechanical engineering degree from the University of Colorado. In her role, Kaitlin rotates through industries to focus on providing proactive environmental assistance to and create lasting program resources for. Kaitlin specializes in greening the brewing and cannabis industries.
In 2017, Kaitlin spearheaded the creation of CDPHE’s Sustainable Breweries Assistance Program and helped numerous local craft brewers focus on reducing their environmental impacts.
Kaitlin is the author of the air quality chapter of the current Cannabis Environmental BMP Guide in 2018 and was a speaker at the 2018 Cannabis Sustainability Symposium.
For 2019, Kaitlin has been selected to chair the BMP and data subcommittee of the Denver Cannabis Sustainability Workgroup.
Additionally, Kaitlin has been a speaker at the North American Cannabis Summit, the Craft Brewers Conference, MJBizNEXT conference, Air and Waste Management Association’s conference, NCIA’s business conference, and the Colorado Environmental Health Association's annual conference.
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