Lighting
- Greenhouse lighting – Lighting basics factsheet from Neil Mattson.
- Project LAMP (Lighting Approaches to Maximize Profit) – Comprehensive resources for making greenhouse lighting decisions including online calculators.
Energy management (Cornell)
- Ten Ways To Heat Your House – Ways to reduce energy costs and heat your greenhouse more sustainably, from the November 2010 issue of GrowerTalks.
- Greenhouse Energy Management – Slideshow on energy costs including alternative fuels and how energy costs affect producers’ budgets.
- Crop Schedules with Less Heat – Slideshow on the effect of temperature on plant growth and saving on fuel costs by developing more efficient crop production schedules.
- Pricing Your Products to Survive Rising Energy Costs
Publications from NRAES now available through Cornell’s eCommons:
- Energy Conservation for Commercial Greenhouses (NRAES-3)
- Greenhouse Engineering (NRAES-33)
- Water and Nutrient Management in Greenhouses (NRAES-56)
Energy management (other resources)
- Impact of High Energy Costs and What To Do About It – Suggestions from Rutgers University.
- Greenhouse Energy Cost Reduction Strategy – A comprehensive list of resources compiled by Matthew Blanchard and Erik Runkle, Michigan State University.
- Greenhouse Energy Conservation Checklist – Practical tips to audit your own operation
- Energy Conservation Opportunities for Greenhouse Structures – 69-page guide from Minnesota Department of Commerce Energy Office and Eugene A. Scales & Associates, Inc.