All This and a Greenhouse Too?
Introducing Verge’s one-of-a-kind Passive Solar Greenhouse Design Suite…
Three unique products to give you the knowledge, skills, tools, resources, and perspective for designing your dream greenhouse right the first time – whatever your goals and skill level!
We’re not talking about prefab greenhouse kits or ready-made greenhouse designs…but a custom passive solar greenhouse design that you create based on your unique needs, goals, climate, and property specs, using tested and proven principles and expert knowledge from internationally-recognized engineer and permaculture educator Rob Avis.
Sound a little overwhelming? “I’m no architect,” you’re saying? Relax – you don’t have to be! Whether you’re a seasoned DIYer or a total novice, these courses provide you with the tools and training you need to create a beautiful and functional design.
Introduction to Passive Solar Greenhouse Design
Verge’s self-contained Do-It-Yourself Design Guide gives you all the essentials you need to get started on your own passive solar greenhouse:
- A 40-page, laser-focused e-manual of core concepts and practical steps…
- Our exclusive Excel spreadsheet tool that does all the complex calculations that factor into greenhouse design — climate data, energy consumption, heat loss, thermal mass, and more…
- 11 video tutorials to help you use the spreadsheet like a pro…

Comprehensive Passive Solar Greenhouse Design Course – On Demand
In this empowering 10-module course, Rob walks you through each step of the process he uses to design world-class passive solar greenhouses for his clients:
- Our exclusive Excel spreadsheet tool that does all the complex calculations that factor into greenhouse design — climate data, energy consumption, heat loss, thermal mass, and more…
- Identifying your goals, from simple seed-starting to mega-stacked functions…
- Working out where to place your greenhouse and why…
- Figuring the nitty-gritty tech details of size, shape, materials, and internal systems…
- Finishing with a beautiful, functional design that you can turn over to a contractor with full confidence, or start to build yourself.

The Passive Solar Greenhouse Case Study Package
In this 10-part video series (with 5+ hours of professional footage), Rob travels over 500 kms from the Canadian Rockies to the Alberta prairies to visit five different passive solar greenhouses, evaluating what has worked well, or not so well, as their plant populations grew over time.

HERE’S WHAT OUR PAST STUDENTS ARE SAYING:
Jeremy Zoltan recommends the Comprehensive Passive Solar Greenhouse Course
Kalista Pruden recommends the Comprehensive Passive Solar Greenhouse Course


Nothing can beat the life-enhancing features you’ll add to your unique passive solar greenhouse design…
or the money it will save you over the years!
And with our spreadsheet tool, and Rob’s experienced instructions, you can feel confident that your design will yield the greenhouse of your dreams.
Take the leap to ultimate food security – and so much more – today.
Or get in touch and we’ll answer any questions you have! info@vergepermaculture.ca