The UTM Research Greenhouse (RGH) is an interdepartmental facility owned and managed by the Office of the Vice Principal for Research with help from Departments of Biology and Geography and Facilities Management and Planning. RGH has five glasshouses separated by glass and aluminum walls with remotely controlled side screens made of 100% polyolefin with 79% reflectivity, 99.9% shading level in diffused and direct PAR light and 0%UV light transmission.
The climate controls at RGH is through HortiMax Synopta (Ridder Growing Solutions B.V.). Below is the summary of RGH features:
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Features |
Room 106 |
Rooms 110 |
Rooms 114 |
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5.49m x 0.76m |
1.83m X 0.76m |
1.83m X 0.76m |
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Roll top bench 1 |
3.51m X 1.24m |
3.51m x 1.24m |
3.51m x 1.24m |
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Roll top bench 2 |
3.66m X 1.24m |
3.66m x 1.24m |
3.66m x 1.24m |
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Roll top bench 3 |
3.51m x 1.24m |
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Roll top bench 4 |
3.66m x 1.24m |
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| Total area | 21.95 m2 (236.31 ft2) | 10.28 m2 (110.67 ft2) | 10.28 m2 (110.67 ft2) |
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Temperature |
18 - 40 oC |
71 or 152 – 40 oC |
18 - 40 oC |
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Supplemental lighting3 |
20 HPS, 600w, 208V |
10 HPS, 600w, 208V |
10 HPS, 600w, 208V |
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Shading |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Additive humidity |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Automated irrigation |
4 valves, tempered city water |
2 valves, tempered city water or R.O. |
2 valves, tempered city water |
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Facility alarms |
Ridder & Honeywell |
Ridder & Honeywell |
Ridder & Honeywell |
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Environmental data logging |
Ridder Hortimax Synopta | Ridder Hortimax Synopta |
1 minimum cold weather setpoint
2 minimum warm weather setpoint
3 Supplemental lighting: Additional 250 µmol m- s-2 when all lights are on and the PAR sensor is positioned 10" above roll-top bench. Alternating light configuration supplements approximately 115 µmol m- s-2.
