Research crops need a climate that holds, not a yield that peaks.
British Columbia, Canada. Venlo glass greenhouse with climate control, 10,000 square metres.
Situation Source record
A Venlo type glass greenhouse climate control system for pharmaceutical crops, for research by the University of Alberta.
Challenge
Deliver research grade consistency in a glasshouse, where the client's measure of success was a range held, not a yield achieved.
What JYCO examined
Consistency above yield. The climate control system was the intervention, and temperature, humidity and light were the variables it had to hold within a range the research could rely on.
Issues identified
Consistency was the product. Peak performance was irrelevant; the climate control system had to hold a narrow range through external conditions the research could not tolerate. Variables in play: temperature, humidity, light, structure, crop.
Approach
Design for the range, not the peak. A research customer buys consistency, and the system is judged on how tightly it holds a set of conditions.