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Posts about: ## custom greenhouses ![lean-to greenhouse attached to a brick wall](https://images.wsj.net/im-364013?width=700&height=466) ### [Backyard Greenhouses: A Growing Trend - Wall Street Journal Feature](https://blog.bcgreenhouses.com/backyard-greenhouse-bcg-appears-in-the-wall-street-journal) Mar 3, 2022, 11:34:00 AM ## Backyard Greenhouses are Growing on Homeowners BC Greenhouse Builders Limited, North America’s leading builder of hobby and estate greenhouses, is proud to announce the recent article "[Backyard Greenhouses are Growing on Homeowners](https://www.wsj.com/articles/backyard-greenhouses-grow-on-homeowners-11625678106?st=tq79e4ger4nerwn&reflink=share_mobilewebshare)" by Melissa Feldman.  The publication comes at a great time while we are celebrating our 70th anniversary.  This article featured two of our greenhouses and greenhouse customers. ![](https://blog.bcgreenhouses.com/hubfs/One%20of%20our%20first%20aluminum%20made%20greenhouses-3.jpg) ### [Why is Aluminum the Better Choice for a Greenhouse?](https://blog.bcgreenhouses.com/why-choose-aluminum-over-wood) Feb 23, 2022, 1:32:00 PM ### Quick Answer: **Why is aluminum the better choice for a greenhouse?** While aluminum does conduct cold, it outperforms wood in long-term durability, structural stability, and weather resistance, especially in cold climates. Unlike wood, which warps, rots, and requires ongoing maintenance like sealing, staining, and pest control, aluminum frames remain strong and low-maintenance for decades—even under snow loads and high winds. As lumber costs rise and customers seek reliability, aluminum has become the superior greenhouse frame material, with BC Greenhouse Builders offering proven performance and lifetime warranties on structures lasting 30 to 40+ years. --- ## Aluminum stands the test of time ### What about cold weather? ![](https://blog.bcgreenhouses.com/hubfs/Windsong%EF%80%A2-overhead-scaled.jpg) ### [WindSong Cohousing: A Sustainable Community with a BCG Connection](https://blog.bcgreenhouses.com/greenhouse-atrium-in-the-windsong-cohousing-community) Feb 3, 2022, 3:47:00 PM Previously, I put out a request for stories and projects that helped to shape the [BC Greenhouse](http://bcgreenhouse.com) that we are today. Rick visited my office and mentioned the [WindSong Cohousing project](https://windsong.bc.ca/).  I had never heard of this project and ironically Cody found newspaper articles and stories about WindSong and left them on my desk this morning. I love how the universe works. ![BC Greenhouse with Five-wall polycarbonate.](https://blog.bcgreenhouses.com/hubfs/BC%20Greenhouse%20with%20Fivewall%20Polycarbonate.jpg) ### [What Are the Benefits of Fivewall Polycarbonate for My Greenhouse?](https://blog.bcgreenhouses.com/best-energy-efficient-greenhouse-glazing) Sep 8, 2021, 1:47:00 PM ### Quick Answer: Fivewall polycarbonate is a durable, energy-efficient glazing option with high insulation (R-value 3.03), 62% light transmission, and excellent structural strength—making it ideal for cold climates, snow loads, and year-round greenhouse gardening. --- ## What is Fivewall Polycarbonate Glazing? BC Greenhouses has been working with this [glazing](https://www.bcgreenhouses.com/greenhouse-buying-tips/glazing-systems/) product for a few years. It was so impressive in terms of its energy efficiency that we built a new aluminum framing system to accommodate the wider profile. For example, a typical single glass greenhouse glazing is 3mm in thickness whereas the Fivewall polycarbonate is an impressive 16mm. ![Periwinkle Greenhouse](https://blog.bcgreenhouses.com/hubfs/Periwinkle%20Greenhouse.jpg) ### [Can I Customize My Greenhouse with Any Color Imaginable? Yes!](https://blog.bcgreenhouses.com/anything-goes-custom-color) May 5, 2020, 3:00:00 PM We really do build greenhouses in any custom color! This periwinkle greenhouse was shipped to Oregon and the picture are from during that installation process. Would you pick a color as wild as this one? Or something more classic? ![Rendering of the greenhouse for The Edible Schoolyard in New York](https://blog.bcgreenhouses.com/hubfs/ps216-render-1b-jpg.jpeg) ### [How to Build a Custom Greenhouse for The Edible Schoolyard Project?](https://blog.bcgreenhouses.com/the-edible-schoolyard-in-new-york) Jan 25, 2019, 11:49:00 AM One of our favourite BC Greenhouse Builders projects! This Greenhouse that we built and went on sight to install is a 17x46 custom greenhouse for a public school in Brooklyn (PS216) as part of [The Edible Schoolyard Project](https://edibleschoolyard.org/). The greenhouse is the heart of the classroom whereby the students will be gardening in a kitchen classroom setting that provides a hands-on environment for students in which to apply skills learned in traditional math, science and humanities classes. 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