Adaptation of Sprung structure for use as greenhouse

Sprrung Instant Structures是一家专门从事张拉膜结构的公司，该公司已将温室制造确定为他们可以占领的潜在细分市场。Sprrung的创新建筑解决方案为设计灵活性、全天候性能、长期质量和成本效益而设计。他们的**张力系统使他们的结构能够承受极端寒冷、极端的风、极端的降雪和极端的**高温，同时提供了非常大的建筑跨度。然而，在将其非常成功的结构用于温室方面，特别是在冷却和空气流动方面，仍然存在一些挑战。Sprrung**试验了传统的自然通风和强制通风解决方案，如卢浮宫和风扇**系统，以及屋顶涡轮通风机。经过在不同季节和天气条件下的测试，由于弹簧温室设计的**新颖性，这些解决方案都没有成功。因此，Sprrung和麦吉尔大学的这项合作研究旨在设计和测试一种温室结构，该结构结合了Sprrung的**结构专业知识、Lefsrud博士及其团队在植物生产受控环境**方面的专业知识。温室作物生产在世界范围内是一个不断增长的行业。2016年，全球温室蔬菜种植面积估计为473466公顷，比2015年增加了14%。2015年，加拿大温室蔬菜的总收获面积超过1400万平方米，比前一年增加了3%。在过去的五年里，加拿大温室蔬菜的收获面积一直在稳步增加。主要申请者Lefsrud博士在植物生长环境的改善和**控制方面有一个既定的研究计划，在该领域发表了26篇论文。他是植物生产受控**环境方面的专家，重点是温室供暖和制冷、温室二氧化碳浓度增加、照明系统(LED和其他辅助照明)和养分输送系统。Tim**Sprrung先生是Sprrung Instant Structures副总裁，在该行业拥有丰富的知识。在全球范围内，**该公司已经完成了超过12,000个项目。

Sprung Instant Structures, a company specializing in tensioned membrane structures, has identified greenhouse**manufacturing as a potential market segment that they can capture. Sprung's innovative building solutions are**engineered for design flexibility, all-weather performance, long term quality, and cost-effectiveness. Their**tension system allows their structures to withstand extreme cold, extreme winds, extreme snowfall and extreme**heat, all while offering a very large building span. However, some challenges remain in terms of adaptation of**their highly successful structures for use as greenhouses, notably in terms of cooling and air movement. Sprung**has experimented with conventional natural ventilation and forced ventilation solutions, such as louvre and fan**systems, and roof turbine ventilators. After testing under various seasons and weather conditions, due to the**novelty of the Sprung greenhouse design, these solutions were unsuccessful. As a result, this collaborative**research between Sprung and McGill University is to design and test a greenhouse structure that combines the**structural expertize of Sprung with Dr. Lefsrud and his team's expertise in controlled environments for plants**production. Greenhouse crop production is a growing industry worldwide. The global greenhouse vegetable**cultivation area was estimated at 473 466 ha in 2016, a 14% increase from 2015. The total harvested area of**greenhouse vegetables in Canada was over 14 million m2 in 2015, which was up 3% from the previous year.**There has been a steady increase in the harvested area of greenhouse vegetables in Canada over the last five**years. The principal applicant, Dr. Lefsrud, has an established research program in the enhancement and**control of plant growth environments with 26 publications in the area. He is an expert in controlled**environments for plant production with a focus in heating and cooling of greenhouses, greenhouse CO2**enrichment, lighting systems (LED and other supplemental lighting), and nutrient delivery systems. Mr. Tim**Sprung is the Vice President of Sprung Instant Structures with a wealth of knowledge in the sector. Worldwide,**the company has completed over 12,000 projects.