Greenhouse Construction

Gutter downspouts are installed at the end of the gutters to divert the water into a gravel filtration bed required by the Maryland Department of the Enviroment for stormwater management. This requirement for an institutional structure was designed to 'improve' the water quality discharged from the glass roof.

Dr. Thomas Handwerker, Director
Small Farm Institute, UMES
email: Tshandwerker@mail.umes.edu