Joseph Hauf, vice president of engineering services at Conquest Firespray, and David Stacy, principal and founder of Performance Based Fire Protection Engineering, explore the top five life safety considerations engineers should consider when designing an arena.
Lighting, temperature, and humidity are critical for these rooms, as any deviation from acceptable levels puts the entire crop at risk for lower yields and/or disease, costing the owner in wasted resources, time, and revenue.
The farm-to-table movement and increased legalization of cannabis have led to a rapid escalation in the quantity and size of grow room facilities throughout the US.
The design, build, and certification process, which would normally take upwards of three years, was completed in just 18 months, despite some pandemic-related delays in material deliveries.