Contents Design Brief Free Hand Sketches Two Point Perspective Isometric Blue Prints Conclusion Research Introduction A greenhouse (also called a glasshouse) is a building in which plants are grown. These structures range in size from small sheds to industrial-sized buildings. A miniature greenhouse is known as a cold frame. A greenhouse is a structural building with different types of covering materials‚ such as a glass or plastic roof and frequently glass or plastic walls;
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Greenhouses allow for greater control over the growing environment of plants. Depending upon the technical specification of a greenhouse‚ key factors which may be controlled include temperature‚ levels of light and shade‚ irrigation‚ fertilizer application‚ and atmospheric humidity. Greenhouses may be used to overcome shortcomings in the growing qualities of a piece of land‚ such as a short growing season or poor light levels‚ and they can thereby improve food production in marginal environments
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green chemistry‚ the most common route is the use of greenhouses. “Greenhouses are structures used to grow plants under protected conditions” (Albright‚ 2004). This topic was chosen to inform readers about the history‚ purpose‚ advantages‚ disadvantages‚ heat management‚ and future improvements of greenhouses. However‚ it was mainly selected to advise individuals about the technology that greenhouses involve and require. Presently‚ Greenhouse technology is one of the most widely researched topics
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Environmental Issue Essay – The Greenhouse Effect The Greenhouse effect is a natural process that is imperative for our survival‚ warming the Earth’s surface. The sun emits energy that reaches the Earth’s atmosphere‚ some of it is reflected back to space whilst the rest is absorbed and re-radiated by greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide‚ methane‚ water vapour‚ nitrous oxide‚ ozone and chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs’). The energy that is absorbed warms the atmosphere and the Earth’s surface maintaining
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The Greenhouse Effect This essay is going to describe what the greenhouse effect is and what it does.It is also going to say what causes the greenhouse effect and the consequences of it. What is meant by the term the greenhouse effect is that the heat from the sun comes into the Earth’s atmosphere and cannot get out so becomes trapped.It gets its name because this is very much like a greenhouse.This effect occurs as the incoming short wave radiation is changed when it
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English 11 March 9‚ 2015 The Greenhouse Effect Without the greenhouse effect the temperature of this planet would decrease by at least 30 degrees celsius‚ and it would be too cold for us to survive. The light we receive from the sun keeps our atmosphere warm. The earth only absorbs 30% of the sunlight because the other 70% is reflected back into space‚ and is absorbed by greenhouse gases. These gases act like a mirror‚ and reflect heat back to earth. The major greenhouse gases are carbon dioxide
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INTRODUCTION [SLIDE 2] Many chemical compounds found in the Earth’s atmosphere act as “greenhouse gases.” These gases allow sunlight to enter the atmosphere freely. When sunlight strikes the Earth’s surface‚ some of it is reflected back towards space as infrared radiation (heat). Greenhouse gases absorb this infrared radiation and trap the heat in the atmosphere. Over time‚ the amount of energy sent from the sun to the Earth’s surface should be about the same as the amount of energy radiated back
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The greenhouse effect in is the entrapment of the sun’s heat energy in the earth’s atmosphere. Greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide‚ water vapor‚ methane‚ and nitrous oxides are all gases that contribute to this phenomenon. Carbon dioxide is the most abundant greenhouse gas while water vapor the least harmful gas makes up less than one percent of the gases in the atmosphere. These greenhouse gases are produced naturally by the earth for example carbon dioxide‚ and methane is produced from the
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Danielle Perkins September 9‚ 2013 AAPSC 603 Discussion Paper The Factors Affecting Greenhouse Gas Emission in the Livestock Industry People around the world have become very aware of the changes our world is going through on a constant basis. One of the biggest subjects people are talking about is global warming and how the human race is the number one cause of it. In more than one way this is unmistakably true. From the daily activities of driving gasoline powered cars to the simple necessity
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The greenhouse effect‚ first discovered by Joseph Fourier in 1824‚ and confirmed by Svante Arrhenius in 1896‚ is the process by which an atmosphere warms a planet. The term greenhouse effect may be used to refer to two different things nowadays: the natural greenhouse effect‚ which refers to the greenhouse effect which occurs naturally on Earth‚ and the enhanced greenhouse effect‚ which results from human activities. While the greenhouse effect is a natural process‚ the enhancement of this process
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