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
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Glass construction
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Controlled cooling and heating
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Controlled supplemental lighting
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Adjustable shading
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Adjustable bench configuration
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Head house and prep tables
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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 Laczny, Greenhouse Manager
Dr. Katrina Dlugosch, Faculty Supervisor
