You may have heard the term “HVACD” being used in relation to indoor ag environmental control. Let’s dive into the meaning of HVACD, and why dehumidification is an important pillar of your grow room’s mechanical system.
Whether you’re upgrading your equipment, replacing a failing system, or preparing a building for cultivation, an MEP retrofit is no small task. You will need the help of experienced engineers and HVAC technology that will best serve your plants. Before embarking on your retrofitting journey, take these considerations into account so that you may choose the best design team for your project.
Learn from CEA planning and design experts on how you can pre-plan your indoor farm to avoid costly mistakes, choose the right internal systems for your facility, and work efficiently and effectively with architects and MEP professionals.
The average starting cost for a cannabis grow facility can vary dramatically. From geography to labor costs to design and technology selections, it’s difficult to pin down exactly what the costs will be until you really start diving in. In this article, discover tips from a grow room architectural designer.
The Veg Room is where baby plants from the nursery become teen plants. They are grown to maturity before being moved into the flower room. The majority of the cannabis plant’s leafy growth and elongation will occur in veg. However, stretching will continue for 2-3 weeks into a 12/12 photoperiod (flower) where they’ll grow another 30% in size before shifting energy to flower mass production. That kind of growth is what makes designing your veg rooms properly so vital to your operation.
TruGro’s Director of Cultivation, Tom Schneider reviews his climate control system and offers his take on building out a commercial grow. Stay tuned to see why Tom recommends Surna Cultivation Technologies.
Ian Atkins, P.E. discusses the misconception that grow room standalone dehumidifiers are inefficient, outlining the various assumptions that put this misconception into perspective. In this technical analysis of grow room HVACD approaches, he details relationships between coil performances, cooling/dehumidification modes, RH setpoints, and more.
We are proud to announce that Surna Cultivation Technologies‘ Ian Atkins has earned his Professional Engineer (PE) license in the mechanical engineering discipline.
Hydronic cooling can be a great HVAC option for indoor cultivators to maintain temperature and humidity levels. But before you select your equipment, you should understand what hydronic cooling is and compare it to all the climate system options available to you.
MEP engineers provide a wide range of engineering services necessary for any construction project, and they are especially critical when designing an energy efficient Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) grow facility. Here is what you need to know about MEP engineering in indoor farming.