{"id":6,"date":"2019-02-26T18:54:49","date_gmt":"2019-02-26T18:54:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/cea\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2024-03-06T14:05:26","modified_gmt":"2024-03-06T14:05:26","slug":"homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/cea\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry-focused, transformative research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What is Controlled Environment Agriculture?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7aTSth9SWC8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>CEA is a cost-effective way to produce a variety of different edible and high value plant species year-round. CEA systems require a combination of engineering, plant science and technology to allow for stable control of environmental factors including temperature, light (intensity and quality), air movement, humidity and CO<sub>2&nbsp;<\/sub>levels. CEA can also allow for separate control of the root-zone environment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Controlled Environment Agriculture Coalition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) Coalition is a multidisciplinary, controlled environment research group based out of North Carolina State University.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Comprised of research scientists, engineers and in close partnership with industry, the CEA Coalition aims to develop controlled environment agriculture (CEA) as an economically and&nbsp;environmentally sustainable option for agricultural practices by performing evidence-based, transformative research.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-labeled-section wp-block-ncst-featured-content ncst-featured-content is-card-style layout-three-column\">\n  <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__background\">\n    <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__container\">\n               <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__header\">\n                      <h2 class=\"ncst-labeled-section__heading\">explore the coalition<\/h2>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__content\">\n        \n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-featured-content\"><a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-content-card with-image with-cta\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/cea\/infrastructure\/\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Content Card\"\n    data-ua-action=\"Content Card Click\"\n    data-ua-label=https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/cea\/infrastructure\/\n  >\n  \n\n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" \n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-165\" \n            alt=\"\" \n            src=\"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/cea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/06\/photo-50.jpg\" \n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/cea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/06\/photo-50.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/cea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/06\/photo-50-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/cea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/06\/photo-50-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/cea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/06\/photo-50-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                          <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Infrastructure<\/h3>\n              \n\n      \t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">We turn discoveries into products and processes with the support of NC&#160;State&#8217;s state-of-the-art research facilities and equipment. <\/p>\n\t      \t    \n              <p class=\"content-card__cta\">Explore our <span class=nowrap>facilities&nbsp;<span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            \n            <use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n        <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n\n\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-content-card with-image with-cta\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/cea\/research\/\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Content Card\"\n    data-ua-action=\"Content Card Click\"\n    data-ua-label=https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/cea\/research\/\n  >\n  \n\n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" \n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-151\" \n            alt=\"\" \n            src=\"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/cea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/06\/IMG_2982.jpeg\" \n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/cea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/06\/IMG_2982.jpeg 1500w, https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/cea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/06\/IMG_2982-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/cea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/06\/IMG_2982-1200x675.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/cea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/06\/IMG_2982-768x432.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                          <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Research<\/h3>\n              \n\n      \t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">We take a multidisciplinary approach to solving industry\u2019s short-term and long-term challenges through transformative research. <\/p>\n\t      \t    \n              <p class=\"content-card__cta\">Learn <span class=nowrap>more&nbsp;<span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            \n            <use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n        <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n\n\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-content-card with-image with-cta\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/cea\/people\/\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Content Card\"\n    data-ua-action=\"Content Card Click\"\n    data-ua-label=https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/cea\/people\/\n  >\n  \n\n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" \n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-382\" \n            alt=\"\" \n            src=\"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/cea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/06\/MAH4523_v1.jpg\" \n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/cea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/06\/MAH4523_v1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/cea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/06\/MAH4523_v1-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/cea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/06\/MAH4523_v1-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/cea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/06\/MAH4523_v1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                          <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">People<\/h3>\n              \n\n      \t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">We bring together experts across disciplines and departments to create a cutting-edge research\u00a0team like no other.<br><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n              <p class=\"content-card__cta\">Get to know <span class=nowrap>us&nbsp;<span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            \n            <use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n        <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-parallax-container ncst-parallax-container has-green-400-background-color with-box\"><div class=\"ncst-parallax-container__container\"><div class=\"ncst-parallax-container__image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/cea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/06\/strawberry-005.jpg)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" class=\"wp-image-387\" src=\"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/cea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/06\/strawberry-005.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/cea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/06\/strawberry-005.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/cea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/06\/strawberry-005-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/cea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/06\/strawberry-005-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/cea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/06\/strawberry-005-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"ncst-parallax-container__content\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-cta-statement ncst-cta-statement\"><div class=\"ncst-cta-statement__container\"><p class=\"ncst-cta-statement__statement\"><strong>Our Coalition is industry focused; with one-of-a-kind CE infrastructure, multidisciplinary expertise and organizational agility. We are working to improve profitability, adoptability, and impact of controlled environment production.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-buttons\">\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">There are many ways to engage with CEA research at NC&#160;State.<\/h2>\n\n\n<aside class=\"ncst-aside-container\">\n  <div class=\"ncst-aside-contents\">\n    <a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-spotlight-box has-green-400-background-color with-image with-cta\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/cea\/ways-to-engage\/\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Content Card\"\n    data-ua-action=\"Content Card Click\"\n    data-ua-label=https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/cea\/ways-to-engage\/\n  >\n  \n\n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" \n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-381\" \n            alt=\"\" \n            src=\"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/cea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/06\/MAH4398_v1.jpg\" \n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/cea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/06\/MAH4398_v1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/cea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/06\/MAH4398_v1-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/cea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/06\/MAH4398_v1-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/cea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/06\/MAH4398_v1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                          <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Become part of the Coalition.<\/h3>\n              \n\n      \t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">We are looking for individuals and industry companies who want to lend their expertise and ideas to our Coalition.<\/p>\n\t      \t    \n              <p class=\"content-card__cta\">Join <span class=nowrap>us!&nbsp;<span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            \n            <use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n        <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/aside>\n\n\n\n<p>The CEA Coalition is always interested in discussing new opportunities with the industry community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Membership<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Participation in Federal and State Funded Projects<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>One-on-One Research Collaborations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Service Agreements<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gifts and Donations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Membership in the CEA Coalition offers access to our multidisciplinary expertise, state-of-the-art research facilities and key findings in an effort to establish CEA as an economically and environmentally sustainable option for agricultural practices. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our Coalition also provides opportunities for nonmembers to leverage our resources through one-on-one projects and service agreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-parallax-container ncst-parallax-container has-orange-400-background-color\"><div class=\"ncst-parallax-container__container\"><div class=\"ncst-parallax-container__image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/cea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/07\/collaborate.png)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/cea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/07\/collaborate.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><div class=\"ncst-parallax-container__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-cta-statement ncst-cta-statement\"><div class=\"ncst-cta-statement__container\"><p class=\"ncst-cta-statement__statement\">We are always interested in discussing new opportunities for engaging with the industry community.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-buttons\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-button is-style-secondary\"><a href=\"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/cea\/contact-us\/\" class=\"btn ncst-component__button-link is-style-secondary\" data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\" data-ua-cat=\"Button Block\" data-ua-action=\"Button Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/cea\/contact-us\/\"><span class=\"ncst-component__button-container\"><span>Contact <\/span><span class=\"nowrap\"><span>Us&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"> <svg class=\"wolficon\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" \/><\/svg> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CEA is a cost-effective way to produce a variety of different edible and high value plant species year-round. CEA systems require a combination of engineering, plant science and technology to allow for stable control of environmental factors including temperature, light (intensity and quality), air movement, humidity and CO2&nbsp;levels. CEA can also allow for separate control&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":51,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"views\/homepage.blade.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ncst_custom_author":"","ncst_show_custom_author":false,"ncst_dynamicHeaderBlockName":"ncst\/floating-box-header","ncst_dynamicHeaderData":"{\"pageIntro\":\"By developing a coalition for CEA, we solve challenges from many different angles.\",\"backgroundColor\":\"green_400\",\"boxPosition\":\"left\",\"ctaNum\":\"one\",\"useCTA\":false,\"focalPoint\":{\"x\":\"0.50\",\"y\":\"0.08\"},\"imageURL\":\"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/cea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/06\/OBJ.lettuce.0257.jpg\",\"imageID\":385,\"imageAlt\":\"Farm buildings and rolling hills\"}","ncst_content_audit_freq":"","ncst_content_audit_date":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-6","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/cea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/cea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/cea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/cea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/cea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/cea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1112,"href":"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/cea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6\/revisions\/1112"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/cea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/cea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}