Title: Analyze types and components of greenhouse structures.
Course: Greenhouse Plant Production and Management (18052-III) > Section: Operating Plant Production Facilities

Analysis should include

- comparing greenhouse styles (e.g., Quonset, gutter-connected, retractable-roof)
- contrasting glazing (e.g., glass, polyethylene, acrylic, polycarbonate)
- describing benches and beds (e.g., benching arrangements, bench materials, roll-out beds, floor production).

Process/Skill Questions:

- How can a grower determine the best layout and style of greenhouse to construct?
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of the various styles of greenhouse bench and bed systems?
- What geographic features must be investigated when choosing a site for a new greenhouse operation?
- What physical structures should be considered when designing a greenhouse operation?
- How does local competition affect a new greenhouse business?