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Book Title
About Me and Our Greenhouse
Steps for Designing a Passive Solar Greenhouse
● Glazing
● Light
● Insulation
● Thermal Mass and Heating
● Integrated Design
● Goals Setting
● Site Selection Orientation
& Aspect Ratio
● Shape
● Foundation
● Kneewall
● Ventilation
Goals
Site Selection, Orientation & Aspect
Ratio
Shape
Foundations
Kneewall
Elkstone Greenhouse Design by www.ecosystems-design.com
Ventilation
Glazing
Co- Ex CorpPolygalAC Plastics
Light● 70% + transmissivity● Veg needs between 700 - 1000 foot candles● Reflective surfaces within greenhouse● Symptoms of low light
– Spindly
– Slow growth
– Yellowing of lower leaves
●
Insulation
Expensive, Lower Labour, Higher Embodied Energy Materials
Less Expensive, Higher Labour Intensity, Lower Embodied Energy Materials
Thermal Mass & Heaters
Integrated Design
● Sauna/thermal mass/heater
● Rainwater hot tub/ heater/ thermal mass Grey-water/ irrigation
● Rocket Sauna Hot Tub Combo?
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