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Book Synopsis
Build your own passive solar greenhouse for year-round food production in any climate

Table of Contents

Introduction

Section I: The Big Picture
1. What Is a Solar Greenhouse?
2. Growing Indoors: History and Future Trends
3. Planning for the Greenhouse

Section II: Designing and Building a Solar Greenhouse
4. Siting and Orientation
5. Controlling Light and Heat Gain: Glazing
6. Controlling Heat Loss: Insulation
7. Ventilation
8. Greenhouse Geometries
9. Greenhouse Construction Basics
10. Attached Greenhouses
11. Earth-sheltered Greenhouses

Section III: Heating and Cooling Methods
12. Passive Thermal Mass
13. Using the Earth for Heat Storage
14. Solar Hot Water
15. Rocket Mass Stoves and Compost Heaters
16. Powering the Greenhouse

Section IV: Growing in the Greenhouse
17. Creating the Greenhouse Environment
18. Aquaponics and Hydroponics

Appendix 1: Temperature Ranges of Common Greenhouse Crops
Appendix 2: Optimizing Glazing Angles
Appendix 3: Supplemental Lighting

Index
About the Authors
A Note About the Publisher

The YearRound Solar Greenhouse

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      Publisher New Society Publishers
      Published 17 October 2016
      ISBN-13 9780865718241
      978-0865718241
      ISBN-10 0865718245
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      Art & Photography Sustainable architecture and design Science & Nature Botany and plant sciences

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Build your own passive solar greenhouse for year-round food production in any climate

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      Section I: The Big Picture
      1. What Is a Solar Greenhouse?
      2. Growing Indoors: History and Future Trends
      3. Planning for the Greenhouse

      Section II: Designing and Building a Solar Greenhouse
      4. Siting and Orientation
      5. Controlling Light and Heat Gain: Glazing
      6. Controlling Heat Loss: Insulation
      7. Ventilation
      8. Greenhouse Geometries
      9. Greenhouse Construction Basics
      10. Attached Greenhouses
      11. Earth-sheltered Greenhouses

      Section III: Heating and Cooling Methods
      12. Passive Thermal Mass
      13. Using the Earth for Heat Storage
      14. Solar Hot Water
      15. Rocket Mass Stoves and Compost Heaters
      16. Powering the Greenhouse

      Section IV: Growing in the Greenhouse
      17. Creating the Greenhouse Environment
      18. Aquaponics and Hydroponics

      Appendix 1: Temperature Ranges of Common Greenhouse Crops
      Appendix 2: Optimizing Glazing Angles
      Appendix 3: Supplemental Lighting

      Index
      About the Authors
      A Note About the Publisher

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