Project by Bridge Greenhouses

CABI – Research Glasshouse and Laboratory Building

Project by Bridge Greenhouses

CABI is a global non-profit organization specializing in agricultural science and environmental research. Initially, CABI approached Bridge Greenhouses to refurbish an old glasshouse for use alongside a planned new laboratory building. However, after careful evaluation, it became clear that refurbishment was not viable. Bridge Greenhouses proposed a new integrated facility that combined both the laboratory and a state-of-the-art glasshouse, successfully bringing the project within CABI’s budget.

The completed facility offers CABI five fully climate-controlled growing compartments, as well as multiple laboratory spaces, including a dedicated culture collection storage area and a secure, climate-controlled cryogenic storage room for liquid nitrogen freezers.

Given the specialized research requirements, Bridge Greenhouses was the ideal partner to deliver a secure, environmentally controlled space suitable for advanced research and experimentation.

Area: 292.80 m²

Industry: Non-profit Agricultural Research

Use: Agricultural research

Greenhouse Structure: 5 chamber glasshouse, separated into a growing area, a central corridor, culture collection storage, climate control area and a liquid nitrogen storage zone – holding 6 Phase Two ICE92 cryo freezers

Screens: 6 no. pullwire horizontal screen system fitted with Ludvig Svensson Harmony 4215 screen cloth

Insect Nets: Insect nets were installed on each of the continuous ridge vents on both sides of the ridge to maximise ventilation, while keeping pest out of the glasshouse

Lighting: 60 no. Valoya RX600SRX Solray X Dimmable LED lights for 500µmol

Heating: Gas boiler system using low temperature hot water, and finned pipes in the compartments.

Irrigation: New irrigation system, providing computer-controlled irrigation to each compartment.

Benching: 15 no. extruded aluminium benches with weld mesh tops.

Electrics: Full electrical installation, including Bridge custom MCC switch panels for each climate zone.

Computer: 6 no. custom-built Bridge auto/manual control panels, Tomtech T200 centralised control system.