Rooftop Greenhouses | Deforche Construction Group

Deforche Construction Group offers rooftop greenhouse solutions for a variety of applications. Many scientific institutions and companies operating in glasshouse horticulture, plant refinement, biotechnology, etc. need greenhouses as research areas. These research facilities are quite different from the traditional production areas. Where traditional greenhouses have a limited number of large compartments, research greenhouses have a larger number of small compartments. The applicable standards are also different. Lack of space on many sites and terrains often forces builders to be creative. Because research greenhouses usually have a smaller surface area than production greenhouses, they can sometimes be placed on a roof.

Research Greenhouses

Research greenhouses are subject to strict standards and requirements in terms of airtightness between the compartments. These are also there for safety and hygiene reasons and to prevent contamination from and to the environment. This is due to research involving genetically modified plants, new plant varieties, new plant protection products, plant diseases, etc. Depending on the type of research or the sector, there may be specific rules that apply in addition. These factors mean that these greenhouses are tailor-made technical masterpieces. This is an area in which Deforche feels particularly comfortable.

Built examples include the Inagro Agrotopia Research Center.

Rooftop Solution

It has long been customary to place other types of greenhouses on top of buildings in cities. The concept of roofing greenhouses for research purposes is something that Hedafor has been familiar with for some time. However, these roof greenhouses do have additional requirements.

Waterproofing, for example. This has to be more than perfect for a greenhouse on a roof as this is an entirely different structure from a greenhouse on ground level. With roof greenhouses, the technical room is usually on a different level than the greenhouse, which also requires a special technical approach.

The construction process on a roof is also completely different from the approach taken when building on ground level. When installing the structure, the transport operations are vertical and therefore more complicated and time-consuming. The area in which work can be carried out is also smaller. That means that only those components that are needed immediately are hoisted up. All of this makes the construction more labor intensive. This type of construction also requires closer cooperation with the building's structural engineer, because this specific type of construction is expressed in millimeters rather than centimeters.