1. Integrating Systems – Forget the Theory, What About the Practice Greening the Greenhouse: Designing a Carbon Neutral Future – 2 nd April 2008

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

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

4. 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

5. Our Heating Journey … from fossil fuel to local wood chip... the first public indoor rainforest 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

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

7. 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

8. Greening the Greenhouse: “so much for the theory ” integration part I continuity of supply how big is your bunker? Infinity and beyond, integration part II No questions please, wait for the workshop ;^)

17. Greening the Greenhouse: “so much for the theory” integration part I –If demand < capacityBiomB = happiness –If demand > capacityOilB = happiness –If demand > capB < capO = disquiet! put both devices ‘behind’ the buffer? discuss…remember the workshop

21. Greening the Greenhouse: “so much for the theory” In conclusion… We’re proud of our biomass boiler We’re going to make it work Bring on the GSHP! If we knew then what we knew now … Workshop anyone?

22. Thank you! Please contact us if you have any questions. Integrated Greenhouse Project The Living Rainforest Hampstead Norreys Berkshire RG18 0TN Karl Hansen, Project Leader karl.hansen@livingrainforest.org; 01635 202444 Andrew Logan, Project Coordinator andrew.logan@livingrainforest.org; 01635 202444 karl.hansen@livingrainforest.org andrew.logan@livingrainforest.org