<http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/market-farming/2006-March/022618.html> Steve Diver steved at ncat.org Tue Mar 21 10:39:50 EST 2006 * Previous message: [Market-farming] Forest fire * Next message: [Market-farming] Energy conservation in greenhouses / hoop houses * Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] Many growers are using hoop houses and modified greenhouses structures. Here is one article I'll pass along concerning energy savings from greenhouse design and technology. Just this last month I've talked a string of growers and engineers looking at energy savings in greenhouses, many focusing on solar designs with super-insulated north and side walls, as well as many inquiries on root-zone heating. The High Tunnels workshop in St. Joseph, MO, featured a couple of growers using root-zone heating. Steve Diver Advances of Plasticulture Technologies 1977 – 2000 By Gene A. Giacomelli, Stephen A.Garrison, Merle Jensen, David R. Mears, James W. Paterson, William J. Roberts, and Otho S.Wells http://www.plasticulture.org/history_advances.htm See: Plastic Greenhouse Energy Conservation David R. Mears, Bioresource Engineering, Rutgers University See Graphic: Annual Energy Purchase Requirement Per Square Foot http://www.plasticulture.org/history/energy_purchase.gif *single-span; single glazing; multi-span; double film; floor heating; heat curtain; solar; wastewater heatTitle: [Market-farming] Energy conservation in greenhouses / hoop houses
[Market-farming] Energy conservation in greenhouses / hoop housesSteve Diver steved at ncat.orgTue Mar 21 10:39:50 EST 2006
Many growers are using hoop houses and modified greenhouses structures. Here is one article I'll pass along concerning energy savings from greenhouse design and technology. Just this last month I've talked a string of growers and engineers looking at energy savings in greenhouses, many focusing on solar designs with super-insulated north and side walls, as well as many inquiries on root-zone heating. The High Tunnels workshop in St. Joseph, MO, featured a couple of growers using root-zone heating. Steve Diver Advances of Plasticulture Technologies 1977 – 2000 By Gene A. Giacomelli, Stephen A.Garrison, Merle Jensen, David R. Mears, James W. Paterson, William J. Roberts, and Otho S.Wells http://www.plasticulture.org/history_advances.htm See: Plastic Greenhouse Energy Conservation David R. Mears, Bioresource Engineering, Rutgers University See Graphic: Annual Energy Purchase Requirement Per Square Foot http://www.plasticulture.org/history/energy_purchase.gif *single-span; single glazing; multi-span; double film; floor heating; heat curtain; solar; wastewater heat
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