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A greenhouse is A greenhouse is an area designed an area designed to grow plants in to grow plants in a controlled a controlled environment environment which allows for which allows for optimum growth.optimum growth.

What is a Greenhouse?What is a Greenhouse?

When several of When several of

these buildings these buildings are joined are joined together they are together they are often referred to often referred to as a greenhouse as a greenhouse range.range.

What is a Greenhouse?What is a Greenhouse?

A greenhouse at home is A greenhouse at home is

usually attached to the house or usually attached to the house or the garage.the garage.

What is a Greenhouse?What is a Greenhouse?

Types of Greenhouse Types of Greenhouse StructuresStructures Even SpanEven Span

Uneven SpanUneven Span Lean-toLean-to QuonsetQuonset Gothic ArchGothic Arch CurvilinearCurvilinear Ridge and FurrowRidge and Furrow SawtoothSawtooth

Even Span Even Span GreenhousesGreenhousesMost Most

commonly commonly used todayused today

The spans The spans (roof sides) are (roof sides) are equal length.equal length.

                                                                                                                

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Uneven Span Uneven Span GreenhousesGreenhouses

One side of the roof One side of the roof is longer than the is longer than the other sideother side

The longer side The longer side faces south, using faces south, using the suns heat to the suns heat to maximum maximum advantage.advantage.

Lean-to GreenhousesLean-to GreenhousesBuilt against other greenhouses or Built against other greenhouses or

building.building.The roof slopes to one direction The roof slopes to one direction

usually facing south.usually facing south.

Quon-set GreenhousesQuon-set Greenhouses Inexpensive and easy to install.Inexpensive and easy to install.Drawback is they lack of height Drawback is they lack of height

near the side walls.near the side walls.

Gothic-arch Gothic-arch GreenhousesGreenhousesNot widely used.Not widely used.

Framework Framework formed from formed from laminated laminated wooden wooden trusses.trusses.

Used for potted Used for potted plants.plants.

Curvilinear Curvilinear GreenhousesGreenhousesUsed in city Used in city

parks, parks, botanical botanical gardens, and gardens, and wealthy wealthy individuals as individuals as conservatories.conservatories.

Ridge and Furrow Ridge and Furrow GreenhouseGreenhouseA ridge and furrow house is a A ridge and furrow house is a

series of even-span series of even-span greenhouses connected greenhouses connected together.together.

Sawtooth GreenhouseSawtooth GreenhouseA sawtooth A sawtooth

greenhouse is greenhouse is a series of a series of lean-to lean-to greenhouses greenhouses connected connected together.together.

Greenhouse FrameGreenhouse Frame It must be It must be

strong and strong and light.light.

It must allow It must allow even even distribution distribution of light to the of light to the plants.plants.

Types of Framing Types of Framing MaterialMaterial

WoodWood IronIronSteel Steel PVC PipePVC PipeAluminum*Aluminum** The most * The most

common common

Greenhouse CladdingGreenhouse CladdingCladding is another name for Cladding is another name for

covering or “skin” of the covering or “skin” of the greenhouse. greenhouse.

Greenhouse CladdingGreenhouse CladdingGlassGlassPlastic*Plastic*

Rigid (roll)Rigid (roll)Non-RigidNon-Rigid

Greenhouse CladdingGreenhouse CladdingSaranSaranUsed to shade plants from Used to shade plants from the sun.the sun.