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:''Greenhouse redirects here. For information on the greenhouse effect, see [[Global warming]].''
:''Greenhouse redirects here. For information on the greenhouse effect, see [[Global warming]].''


Greenhouses capture [[solar energy]] and use it to create a warm environment for [[food production]].  
[[File:GreenhouseCLOSEUP.jpg|thumb|[[Construction of an Affordable Greenhouse]]]]
'''Greenhouses''' are house-like constructions of about 2 m in height, most often composed of a metal frame on which glass rests. They are one (expensive) way of [[growing under cover]].


They can also be used (using an appropriate design) to [[Composting greenhouse provides hot water (original)|provide hot water]],
==See also==
 
*[[Construction of an Affordable Greenhouse]]
Waste heat from industry can be used to heat greenhouses: [[Greenhouse waste heat exchange]].
*[[Plastic bottle greenhouse]]
 
*[[Kiva's straw bale greenhouse]]: actually more akin to a conservatory, atleast if people were to use the construction as a house
They may be built from many materials, including:
*[[Humboldt greenhouse gallery]]
* [[Straw bales]]: [[Kiva's straw bale greenhouse
*[[The Food and Heat Producing Solar Greenhouse]]
* [[Plastic bottles]]: [[Miniature greenhouses from plastic bottles]] and [[Plastic bottle greenhouse S]]
* [[Cobb]]: [[Sequatchie Valley Institute cobb houses]]
 
== See also ==
 
* [[Construction of an Affordable Greenhouse]]
* [[Humboldt greenhouse gallery]]
* [[The Food and Heat Producing Solar Greenhouse]]
 
== Interwiki links ==


== External links ==
* [[Wikipedia:Greenhouses]]
* [[Wikipedia:Greenhouses]]


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Revision as of 10:14, 19 March 2013

Greenhouse redirects here. For information on the greenhouse effect, see Global warming.
Construction of an Affordable Greenhouse

Greenhouses are house-like constructions of about 2 m in height, most often composed of a metal frame on which glass rests. They are one (expensive) way of growing under cover.

See also

External links

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