Extend Your Summer with a Custom Greenhouse The earliest version of a greenhouse was thought to originate with Roman Emperor Tiberius (42 BC to 37 AD) Due to his love of and desire to eat cucumbers year-round, his gardeners developed beds mounted on wheels that they would move into the sun when possible, while on winter days they would place them under translucent covers made of selenite (a type of gypsum with a glassy appearance). The production of largescale greenhouses only became possible after the Industrial Revolution with the availability of mass@Home on the Coast | 12
produced glass sheets. Since then, they have been used to grow food and flowers, forming a microclimate suitable for plant species even in places with severe climates. But in some cases, these artificial growing conditions can also form interesting living spaces. To summarize, the greenhouse is a structure with walls and roofs made mostly of transparent or translucent materials, such as glass, polycarbonate, plastic sheets, or fabric. Its operation is simple to understand: when sunlight enters the structure, it is absorbed by plants, soil, and any other surface or object, converted into infrared energy. The heat generated, in turn, is unable to leave the greenhouse
