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Originally Posted by Velutina
Pauly, you should be able to keep a greenhouse cool enough in full sun, even if it is 115 degrees outside. You will need to use shade cloths and some sort of misting/fogging system. Yes, this would be a little extra work in the hottest summer months, but the winter is when the real benefit comes in.
Lighting: Place the greenhouse where it will recieve the most light during winter months. This will prevent you from needing any supplemental lighting which are expensive to buy and run.
Heating: There are lots of ways to collect solar energy during the day and slowly release it at night. Probably the best way would be to have a large water tank that is connected to a solar water heater (the kind you see on roofs all over Vegas). At night, the hot water could be used to heat the greenhouse. A backup heating source should always be on stand-by.
You may even get a tax credit if you use the greenhouse to help heat your home.
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All really good points i just thought it would get to hot here could move it a bit so its on a east west axsis thats the best i could do as i have a relativly tight space if i turned it long wase to point south and north only about 10 ft of it would get full sun i think all have to consider this more but i am planing on houseing a coletion of orchids so i was consernd about sun and temp control will be critical alsow i sorta wanted to atach it to my home and the only wall avalibal faces east lots to still think about