Working method

Preparing a site properly is the basis of a successful project. Various studies, including exploration and soil research, must be carried out both for drafting the technical design and for acquiring the necessary permits. Moreover, the zoning plan may also require additional research.

Various parties must lay pipelines and cables in the ground. These are identified in advance in a pipeline plan. This means assessing whether the requirements of the installations are compatible with the existing utility services. These facilities must also be strategically placed, with a view to future expansion.

No two greenhouses are the same. Every crop places its own specific demands on the design of a greenhouse. This always poses a complex puzzle, which requires finding the right balance between crop demands, the technical installations required and the wishes of the entrepreneur.

Screen systems are necessary for energy efficient cultivation and for greenhouse climate control. Depending on the crop, protection screens can be used in different ways. There are special protection screens for illuminated crops, but also screens exclusively used for energy saving or light reduction.

The right climatic conditions are essential for optimising crop production. But it is also important from an economic and ecological perspective that the energy generated is used as efficiently as possible to feed the heating and cooling installations. Efficient climate control is also directly visible in the company’s variable costs.

Irrigation systems are truly customised solutions. Innovative irrigation methods enable optimal growing conditions to be created for each crop. This involves minimising the amount of waste water. Our starting point for irrigation is always rainwater, which is supplemented with natural water where necessary.

Electrical installations are a complicated issue in the planning of a project. Ground cables must already be laid in the right place before the actual construction starts, whereas other electrical-engineering components such as controllers, sensors and computers can only be connected at the last minute.

A greenhouse’s energy supply is becoming an increasingly important component in business operations. In addition to well-known sources such as solar and wind energy, combined heat and power systems (CHPs) and gas-fired boilers, other innovative sources of energy are now also available, such as heat pumps or heating and cooling installations. It is important to determine the optimal combination of sources for each project.

Each crop requires its own lighting scheme and strategy. It is not only a matter of more or less sunlight, but also of lighting at the right time and in the right colour spectrum. In addition, the climate calculations must also take into account factors such as the heat generated by light fittings, for example. And energy availability is also important for choosing the correct lighting strategy.

Each crop has its own crop support installations. This needs to be taken into account at an early stage of the greenhouse design. This is because crops such as tomatoes, for example, require different installations than leaf-based vegetables or flowers. Fitting a hoist heater (a heating frame that raises as the crop grows) actually requires a modified greenhouse construction.

The front building is usually a combination of a technical area, a processing area, a logistics area and office space. This combination of functions requires the right balance between appearance and functionality. Moreover, a front building must also meet the requirements imposed by municipalities and insurers.

Vyverberg has developed a concept for indoor growing, which involves cultivating in an enclosed space in which growers have complete control over the physical factors that influence the crop. We offer indoor growing cells in different grades (basic, optimal and excellent), depending on whether the customer wants the indoor growing cell to function more or less autonomously.