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Sac Workshop on Growing Indoors to Reduce Water Consumption
By Kitty O'Neal, News 93.1 KFBK
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May 5-6 Workshop Focuses on Local Crop Production to Reduce Reliance on Complex Supply Chains
- Dr. Greenhouse, a leading agriculture and mechanical engineering design firm providing state-of-the-art HVAC design and controls for high-quality crops in indoor grows, vertical farms and greenhouses, will lead a two-day intensive workshop to promote the efficient production of locally grown crops. The workshop will be held on May 5-6, 2022 at the historic Clunie Center in Sacramento, and it is open to architects, engineers, contractors, facility owners and operators, and other stakeholders involved in crop production and distribution.
The 2-day workshop provides a strong foundation in plant physiology, HVAC design and controls for optimal plant environments. Key take-aways of the workshop include:
· How to budget and plan for HVAC needs and priorities
· Fundamentals of plant physiology, evapotranspiration rates and facility thermodynamics
· VPD, cooling and dehumidification
· HVAC systems pros and cons
· Operational strategies to reduce energy and water use
· How to collect and analyze environmental data
In addition to Dr. Nadia Sabeh's 8-part series on HVAC fundamentals, the workshop will include the following expert speakers:
· Dr. Alex Guenther, Senior Scientist for Byers Emissions Analysis and Professor of Earth System Science at UC Riverside
· Dr. Hope Jones, Co-founder and CEO of Emergent Cannabis Sciences
Registration Information
Dr. Greenhouse 2-Day HVAC Workshop
May 5-6, 2022 from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm (on-site vertical farm tour and discussion on May 4)
Clunie Center, 601 Alhambra Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95816