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Greenhouse Development:

Structural Components

The Open Building Institute

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Context

This is a development document for the building modules of the Modular Greenhouse System.

For further details and context see the Greenhouse Development set:

  • Greenhouse Development (overview of all components)
    • Structural Components (building)
    • Organic Components (plants and animals)
    • Functional Components (growing systems)

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Index

  • Overall Requirements
  • Base Plan
  • Building Layout
  • Modules
  • Instructionals
  • Cost

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Overall Requirements

  • Four-season, heated greenhouse
  • Simple to operate (maximum of 15 minutes per day/person for maintenance)
  • Low cost and simple to build
  • Made of prefabricated modules (w/ most build work happening on the ground, pre-installation)
  • Prepared for aquaponics
  • Prepared for organoponics
  • Capable of bearing snow weight, strong winds, hail and ice
  • Air and water -tight seams
  • Mold proof inside
  • With “vacation” low heat system (two weeks without sun)

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Modules

  • Footer
  • Wall (glazed exterior, regular exterior, regular exterior w/ chicken door, interior)
  • Door (exterior, interior, exterior w/ dog door)
  • Roof (w/ manual sliding vent)
  • Hydronic heating system
  • Electric system
  • Plumbing (water supply and drainage)
  • Fish ponds
  • Water catchment and irrigation system

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Fish Ponds

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Hydronic Heating

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Plumbing

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Electric

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Materials