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Old August 27, 2008   #4
dcarch
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Here are a few things worth considering:

1. If you can get 9 months of growing now, with insulated covering, you should get almost year-round growing.

2. If you can install reflective (white) interior surfaces in the summer and absorptive surfaces (black) in the winter, you can gain a huge advantage.

3. The water problem is very good news. That indicats you have relatively high watertable. It makes it worth while to consider a deep-well pump system to have water for your plants as well as geothermal system for heating and cooling.

4. I see that you have some structural understanding in the design use of interior "A" frames to support the roof. If you design it properly, this is where you can incorporate inexpensive removable foam panels for the winter nights. Imagine what 1" thick 4' x 8' foam panels can do for you!.

Very nice work.

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