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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.

Register here: https://www.doctorgreenhouse.com/workshops

 

Event Overview and Programming

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

https://www.doctorgreenhouse.com/workshops