1. Welcome to The Livin g Rainforest Horticultural Development Council - Protected Crops Panel - 15 November 2007

2. Creating a sustainability experience, connecting global and local issues & promoting sustainable ways of living to safeguard future communities and ecosystems

3. A Brief History In the very beginning (mid-1900s)... One of Europes foremost orchid nurseries, Wyld Court Orchids 1993 Wyld Court Rainforest opened

4. Integrated Greenhouse Project Phase 0 (2003/4) SEEDA 2003 Seed funding for EC bid - £40k GreenSys 2004 Established partnerships with Professor Gerard Bot and team at Wageningen University, and the renewable energy team at TV Energy

5. Integrated Greenhouse Project Phase 1 (2005/6) Human Impact Building (ReDiscover/Millennium Commission) Purpose: To demonstrate sustainable low-carbon greenhouse design, integrated with other buildings

6. Our Heating Journey … from fossil fuel to local wood chip... the first public indoor garden to convert to wood chip heating CO2 emissions per unit of energy supplied 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 Grams of CO2 per kWh Woodfuelled heat Wind power Solar PV m-si Solar PV p-Si Natural gas heating Light fuel oil heating

7. Integrated Greenhouse Project Phase 2 (2007/8) Green Greenhouse / Vertical Soil Heat Exchanger (VSHE)

8. The Problem Unsustainable food/crop production in energy-wasteful greenhouses, using non-renewable energy Lack of integration of greenhouses with associated buildings for improved energy management Lack of investment in low-carbon footprint greenhouses Confusion about what is best practice for producers and consumers

9. Seven Steps to Greening our Greenhouse 1. Improve glazing design to reduce energy demand by 50% compared to a conventional greenhouse 2. Integrate the greenhouse with associated buildings for improved energy management 3. Utilise the greenhouse to capture solar energy 4. Store excess heat underground in a Vertical Soil Heat Exchanger (VSHE) 5. Heat the integrated buildings during colder periods using the stored energy 6. Use renewable biomass energy from local sources for back-up/peak demand 7. Use the Green Greenhouse to inspire and educate producers and consumers Integrated Greenhouse Project Phase 2 (2007/8) Green Greenhouse / Vertical Soil Heat Exchanger (VSHE)

10. Integrated Greenhouse Project Phase 3 (2008+) Roll-out of design to entire site before after

11. Thank you! Please contact us if you have any questions. Karl Hansen, Project Leader karl.hansen@livingrainforest.org; 01635 202444 x13 Andrew Logan, Project Coordinator andrew.logan@livingrainforest.org; 01635 202444 x15 Lisa Mather, Marketing & Dissemination Officer lisam@livingrainforest.org; 01635 202444 x10 karl.hansen@livingrainforest.org andrew.logan@livingrainforest.org lisam@livingrainforest.org