The Attached Greenhouse

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This paper explores different attached greenhouses, their benefits and their components, including detailed descriptions of flooring, roofing, glazing, insulation and venting. It discusses how they conserve energy and how they are virtually self-sustaining year round.

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"The 'glazing' of the greenhouse is also very important- this is the material that allows the sunlight to come in and stay there, making the greenhouse warm and allowing plants to grow, even in the coldest of weathers. The two choices for glazing usually come down to glass and plastic. Glass is a good choice for your greenhouse because it is scratch and weatherproof, stable at high temperatures, has typically clear views (when clean) and has good solar transmittance. However, it is very difficult to install and is expensive. Plastics like polycarbonates, polyvinyl fluorides and fiberglass-reinforced polyesters are cheaper and easier to install, strong and resistant to breakage, have shown better plant growth results, and have a high solar transmittance. "

Sample of Sources Used:

• Gilsenan, Fiona, ed. Greenhouses. Sunset Books. Menlo Park, CA. 2001.
• Illinois Solar Energy Association: Solar Greenhouse. www.iseanetwork.org/fact_sheets/09_solar_greenhouse/
• McKinley, Michael, Ed. All About Greenhouses. Ortho Books. Des Moines, IA. 2001.
• Pierce, John H. Greenhouse Grow How. Plants Alive Books. Seattle, WA.
• 1977.

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