The Year-Round Solar Greenhouse: How to Design and Build a Net-Zero Energy Greenhouse

The Year-Round Solar Greenhouse • is a practical guide to creating a lush, abundant year-round garden in any climate The Year-Round Solar Greenhouse • focuses on the building of the greenhouse, not how to grow food • A solar greenhouse is a greenhouse that gets 100% of its heat, year-round, by collecting the sun's energy in stored water and other thermal mass and releasing it back into the greenhouse at night • The first section of the book reviews the basics of solar greenhouse design in a clear, engaging format • The remaining sections of the book show readers how to build a durable, long-lasting greenhouse for a variety of situations • Instead of relying on fruits and vegetables shipped from thousands of miles away, a year-round greenhouse makes it possible to grow fresh, nutrient dense food right in your own backyard • Topics include building the greenhouse underground, tailoring the greenhouse for aquaponics, and integrating solar panels to grow off-grid year-round • Schiller designed, toured or helped build hundreds of energy-efficient greenhouses from small residential structures to acre-sized commercial facilities • Schiller and Plinke are founders of Ceres Greenhouse Solutions • Plinke retrofitted his family's 1950's ranch home into a net-zero-energy home, ranking it as one of the most energy-efficient homes in the US

© 2016 New Society Publishers (eBook): 9781550926187

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eBook: 1 października 2016