Retail/Special Use Greenhouses
We’ve built greenhouses for garden centers, local feed stores, wedding venues, taprooms, fish farming conservatories, and yes — even go-cart facilities. No two projects are ever the same, and honestly, that’s what keeps things interesting. Whatever you’re envisioning, we’re ready to make it happen.
Structure
The entire steel structure was hot-dip galvanized after fabrication for long-term durability. The center spine and side wings were each structurally tailored to their role in the cross layout, with box trusses spanning both sections and bracing designed to accommodate current and future shade and blackout systems.
Roof
Each section of the cross received its own ridge vent configuration with continuous operable vents, laminated glass glazing, and rack and pinion drive systems. Insect screening was designed to be added at a later date.
Wall Systems
Exterior sidewalls and gables were glazed with tempered clear glass secured with white PVC capping across four distinct wall heights and multiple gable configurations. Access points included single and double entry doors, overhead glass panel doors with automatic openers, and motorized guillotine-style wall vents in the café area.
Ventilation & Cooling
Each side wing received its own evaporative cooling pad system, supported by exhaust fans distributed across the growing zones and headhouse, motorized inlet louvers, and circulation fans hung throughout the facility.
Shade System
Five independent automated shade zones covered the full 8,640 square feet of the cross — one per side wing, one in the café area, one in the tall crops area, and one in the headhouse.
Heating
Seven gas-fired unit heaters were distributed throughout the facility, with final placement and sizing confirmed during the shop drawing phase.
Growing Benches
Thirty-two fixed-top tables — each 4 feet wide by 18 feet long — were custom fabricated with galvanized steel frames and expanded metal tops throughout the growing zones.
Computer Controls
A multi-zone controller tied the entire cross configuration together, managing venting, temperature, humidity, and weather overrides across five independent control zones. The system included a full weather station, web-based alarm monitoring, and variable frequency drives for smooth fan operation.
Structure
The hot-dip galvanized steel superstructure provided 12 feet of clear growing height and 15 feet to the gutters, with box trusses tying all three zones together under one cohesive structure.
Roof
Each zone received continuous operable ridge vents with tempered glass glazing, accordion-style insect screening, and independently controlled drive systems.
Wall Systems
All sidewalls and gables were glazed with 4mm tempered clear glass. The hydroponic greenhouse featured an additional 80-foot swing-out sidewall vent and an outdoor insect screen enclosure. Access points included double storefront entries, single passage doors, and automatic overhead doors throughout.
Heating
Propane-fired unit heaters were distributed across all three zones, with venting and gas connections coordinated with the local mechanical contractor.
Ventilation & Cooling
Each zone received its own evaporative cooling pad system and dedicated exhaust fans, with the hydroponic greenhouse receiving an 80-foot cooling pad system and nine exhaust fans. Automated motorized shutters controlled airflow across all three zones.
Shade System
Three independent automated shade zones covered the full facility truss to truss, delivering approximately 55% shade coverage and 50% energy savings — each controlled independently with electric motors and built-in limit switches.
Computer Controls
An integrated multi-zone environmental control system managed climate and irrigation across all three zones, monitoring inside and outside conditions simultaneously. Controls covered venting, heating, cooling, shade curtains, and exhaust fans.
