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How to decipher heat loss and greenhouse R-value

Hundreds of new small farmers are entering the industry every year, and greenhouses are one of the easiest ways to get started growing your small farm. The challenge many greenhouse growers face is that greenhouses can be tough to heat and cool efficiently.

HVAC systems can get pricey, but the alternative is the often poor-fitting and inefficient self-made systems.

And inefficiency means lost money.

Luckily, efficiency is what Ceres Greenhouse Solutions does best. Ceres is focused on empowering greenhouse growers by delivering the most productive, cost-effective growing environments for farmers.

Researchers like Lindsey Schiller and Marc Plinke are there to create and match those solutions to the farmers who need them. The two recently published a book on building and outfitting solar-powered greenhouses. Today we get a peek as they explain a key metric for heating.