8th Street Greenhouses
General Information
The Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department administers a greenhouse facility two blocks South of main campus. The facility includes eight bays of temperature-controlled glass houses, which can be used for a wide variety of controlled environment research in proximity to main campus research laboratories.
Features
Glass construction
Controlled cooling and heating
Controlled supplemental lighting
Adjustable shading
Adjustable bench configuration
Head house and prep tables
Accommodations for plant (soil- and hydroponic-based), insect, and soil research
Rates (as of 1 July, 2019)
Houses are available in two sizes:
North Houses (Building 111)
- 31’ x 15’ (465 sq. ft.) interior floor space
- movable 2.75’ x 6.75’ benches (easily reconfigured/removed)
- $200/mo (i.e. 0.43/sq. ft./mo)
South Houses (Building 111A)
- 27’ x 21’ (567 sq. ft.) interior floor space
- four rolling benches, affixed (2 @ 4’ x 22’ and 2 @ 4.5’ x 19.5’)
- $244/mo (i.e. 0.43/sq. ft./mo)
Rentals of fractions of a house are possible, based upon availability of space with suitable conditions.
Renting Space
Contact greenhouse management at eeb-greenhouse@arizona.edu
Jennifer Autz, Greenhouse Manager
Dr. Katrina Dlugosch, Faculty Supervisor
