Fiberglass panels are commonly used to cover greenhouses as they are durable lasting for up to 20 years.
Green roof and greenhouse differences.
A retractable greenhouse rooftop system is probably the best option to consider since it is flexible and protects against cold climates with heavy snow loads.
Newer minds have taken the rooftop greenhouse concept and built a business model for using the rooftop greenhouse not as a research center but as a commercial production greenhouse to supply the local market.
The whole green revolution shifted by the modern rooftop greenhouse results in endless benefits.
The second and even newer concept to take hold in the urban agricultural movement is what has come to be known as vertical farming.
Green greenhouses may sell because they look nice and still transmit about half of the par radiation but a 50 shade cloth would produce far more cooling inside the greenhouse without reducing par one bit more.
I ve got a friend who just bought a green plastic greenhouse and i am going to offer to help him replace it with a proper 6 mil uva.
Green roof temperatures can be 30 40 f lower than those of conventional roofs and can reduce city wide ambient temperatures by up to 5 f.
Available in clear frosted or green fiberglass panels run about 1 to 2 per square foot.
On the other hand an open greenhouse roof allows fresh air in the hot months.