 |
|
|
Item Details
| Title:
|
THE YEAR-ROUND SOLAR GREENHOUSE
HOW TO DESIGN AND BUILD A NET-ZERO ENERGY GREENHOUSE |
| By: |
Lindsey Schiller, Marc Plinke |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| List price:
|
£24.99 |
| Our price: |
£20.62 |
| Discount: |
|
| You save:
|
£4.37 |
|
|
|
|
|
| ISBN 10: |
0865718245 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780865718241 |
| Availability: |
Usually dispatched within 3-5 days.
 Delivery
rates
|
| Stock: |
Currently 2 available |
| Publisher: |
NEW SOCIETY PUBLISHERS |
| Pub. date: |
15 November, 2016 |
| Pages: |
320 |
| Description: |
Build your own passive solar greenhouse for year-round food production in any climate |
| Synopsis: |
Fresh, local nutrient-dense fruits vegetables are hard to find in winter in cold climates. Growing warm-weather crops like tomatoes, bananas, avocados, and other perennials is nearly impossible using conventional structures. The solution for millions of backyard and small-scale commercial growers is self-heating solar greenhouses.The Year-round Solar Greenhouse is the one-stop guide to designing and building greenhouses that harness and store energy from the sun to create naturally heated, lush growing environments even in the depths of winter, covering principles of solar greenhouse design and siting, glazing material properties and selection, controlling heat loss, ventilation, and construction methods. Additionally, an in-depth section covers sustainable ways of heating the greenhouse without fossil fuels, including using thermal mass and storing heat underground with a ground to air heat exchanger.Variations include attached solar greenhouses, earth sheltered greenhouses, plus integrating hydroponics and aquaponics. More than a dozen case studies from across North America provide inspiration and demonstrate specific challenges and solutions for growing year-round in any climate.Grow your own food, anytime, anywhere using the power of the sun!Lindsey Schiller is a greenhouse designer and with co-author Marc Plinke, co-owner of Ceres Greenhouse Solutions. Lindsey has designed, toured and helped build hundreds of energy-efficient greenhouses spanning small residential structures to acre-size commercial facilities. Marc Plinke is an inventor-innovator with a PhD in engineering who has focused his engineering mindset on building innovative, energy-efficient and smarter greenhouses, with the intention of enabling people to grow their own food sustainably and year-round. |
| Illustrations: |
30 color photographs, B&W photographs and illustrations |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
New Society Publishers |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
|
|
|
 |
Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr
A celebratory, inclusive and educational exploration of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr for both children that celebrate and children who want to understand and appreciate their peers who do.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|