Patent ID: 7234270

Claim:
A greenhouse comprising: an exterior wall structure which includes primarily transparent panels allowing entry to an interior of natural light; a plurality of elongate benches located within the interior and arranged to provide support surfaces for supporting crop materials thereon for receiving the natural light and growing within the interior; an air handling system for conditioning the air within the interior including at least one air moving fan, at least one interior air intake, at least one interior air outlet, at least one exterior vent and at least one component for changing air temperature; the exterior wall structure including a first side wall and a second side wall opposite to the first side wall with each of the first and second side walls defined by a plurality of vertical posts at spaced positions along the length of the side wall defining equal spans between each of the plurality of vertical posts and the next with transparent panels arranged to substantially fill the span between the plurality of vertical posts; each bench having a bench support for the bench located underneath the bench; the benches being arranged at spaced positions along the first side wall such that each bench has one end adjacent said first side wall such that the bench and the bench support therefor each extend from the first side wall at right angles thereto toward the second side wall; each bench being associated with a respective one of the spans such that the number of spans is equal to the number of the plurality of benches and such that the bench support of each bench is located between the plurality of vertical posts of the associated respective one of the spans; wherein the air handling system consists of a plurality of air handling systems each air handling system of the plurality of air handling systems being associated with a respective one of the benches of the plurality of benches and each air handling system of the plurality of air handling systems including a fan, at least one air intake below the respective bench of the plurality of benches and at least one air outlet above the respective bench of the plurality of benches.