Interior of a sealed glass Venlo greenhouse with engineered environmental control systems

Facility Design & Technology

A Sealed Glass Venlo Greenhouse Engineered for Pharmaceutical Cannabis

Independent climate zones. Precision environmental controls. Pharmaceutical-grade post-harvest processing.

“We did not design a greenhouse and then ask how to make it pharmaceutical. We started with pharmaceutical requirements and designed the greenhouse around them.”

Facility Specifications

Pharmaceutical-Grade Infrastructure

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Designed Plant Capacity

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Designed Annual Capacity

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Designed Harvest Cycles

Structure

Sealed Glass Venlo

Dutch-engineered sealed glass greenhouse technology — the pharmaceutical standard for controlled environment cultivation. Eliminates contamination vectors while maximising natural light transmission.

Configuration

4 + 1 Independent Bays

Four flowering bays plus one vegetation bay, each designed for independent climate control. Engineered to enable staggered harvesting and chemovar-specific environmental optimisation.

Harvest Cycles

5–6 Per Year

Staggered harvesting across independent bays designed to ensure continuous production — 5 cycles in Year 1, scaling to 6 cycles from Year 2 onward.

Compliance

EU-GMP Designed from Blueprint

Engineered from blueprint to meet EU-GMP and GACP standards — not retrofitted. Every surface, workflow, and system architected for pharmaceutical-grade output.

Climate Control & Monitoring

Every Variable. Every Bay. By Design.

Every environmental variable — temperature, humidity, CO₂, light intensity, airflow — is designed for independent control and continuous monitoring across each cultivation bay. Sealed Venlo greenhouse technology engineered to create a pharmaceutical-grade controlled environment that eliminates contamination risk while optimising plant performance.

VEG BAY28°C · 60–65%FLOWER 125–28°C · 55–60%FLOWER 224–26°C · 50–55%FLOWER 323–25°C · 45–50%FLOWER 423–24°C · 45–50%CENTRAL MONITORING

Temperature

23–28°C

Per-bay precision control, designed for growth-stage adjustment

Light (PAR)

400–1200 µmol/m²/s

Natural + supplemental lighting with photoperiod scheduling

Humidity

45–65% RH

VPD-driven control designed to optimise transpiration and resin production

CO₂

800–1500 ppm

Enrichment during photosynthesis hours for enhanced yield

Airflow

Positive pressure

HEPA-filtered circulation engineered to prevent pathogen ingress

Irrigation

Automated fertigation

Nutrient-specific dosing designed for growth-phase and chemovar calibration

Staggered Harvesting

Different bays at different growth stages simultaneously — enabling continuous production with no seasonal gaps.

Chemovar-Specific Optimisation

Each bay runs independent environmental protocols tailored to the specific chemovar being cultivated.

Contamination Isolation

Sealed bay separation so one bay's issue cannot affect others — pharmaceutical-grade containment.

Year-Round Production

Staggered cycles deliver 5–6 harvests per year, ensuring consistent supply for distribution partners.

Technology Stack

Environmental Control Platform

Five integrated technology layers engineered to work in concert, maintaining pharmaceutical-grade environmental conditions. Every parameter designed to be monitored, logged, and traceable to EU-GMP standards.

Environmental Sensors

Designed for continuous multi-point monitoring across every bay with sub-minute sampling intervals.

  • Temperature & humidity probes
  • VPD calculation modules
  • CO₂ concentration meters
  • PAR light level sensors
  • Substrate moisture sensors

Automated HVAC

Sealed environment management engineered to ensure pharmaceutical-grade air quality and contamination prevention.

  • Independent per-bay climate loops
  • HEPA-filtered air handling
  • Positive pressure management
  • Automated vent and shade control
  • Emergency override protocols

Irrigation & Fertigation

Precision nutrient delivery designed and calibrated for growth-phase and chemovar-specific requirements.

  • Automated nutrient dosing
  • pH and EC monitoring
  • Growth-phase nutrient profiles
  • Runoff analysis and recirculation
  • Water quality management

Data Logging & Trending

Designed for complete environmental traceability, linking every batch to its cultivation conditions — essential for EU-GMP documentation.

  • Historical environmental data archive
  • Batch-correlated environmental records
  • Deviation alerts and notifications
  • Trend analysis dashboards
  • EU-GMP compliant audit trails

IPM Monitoring

Integrated pest management designed to operate within pharmaceutical compliance — targeting zero synthetic pesticide residues on final product.

  • Sticky trap monitoring network
  • Beneficial insect deployment
  • Environmental condition tracking
  • Preventive treatment scheduling
  • Incident logging and CAPA

Cultivation Process

Seed-to-Shipment: Eight Pharmaceutical-Grade Steps

From genetics selection to export packaging, every step in our cultivation process is designed to meet EU-GMP pharmaceutical standards. Each stage is monitored, documented, and traceable — ensuring consistent, compliant product in every batch.

Genetics Selection

Sourcing and selecting high-quality cultivars with documented lineage and consistent cannabinoid and terpene profiles. Every chemovar in our portfolio is chosen for pharmaceutical-grade reproducibility.

Pharmaceutical cannabis genetics selection in laboratory

Propagation

Clonal propagation from mother plants ensuring genetic consistency across every production batch. Each clone is an identical copy, guaranteeing batch-to-batch uniformity in cannabinoid composition.

Cannabis clonal propagation from mother plants

Vegetation

Controlled vegetative growth in a dedicated bay with optimised photoperiod, nutrition, and environmental conditions. Plants develop the structural foundation for maximum flowering potential.

Cannabis vegetative growth in controlled greenhouse bay

Flowering

Transfer to independent flowering bays with chemovar-specific light, temperature, and humidity protocols. Each bay is designed as an isolated environment optimised for the specific cultivar.

Cannabis flowering stage in independent greenhouse bay

Harvest

Precisely timed harvest based on trichome maturity assessment and cannabinoid analysis. Every plant is evaluated individually to ensure peak potency and terpene expression at the moment of harvest.

Pharmaceutical cannabis harvest with trichome assessment

Drying & Curing

Controlled drying and curing in pharmaceutical-grade conditions to preserve terpene profiles and ensure consistent moisture content. Temperature and humidity are precisely regulated throughout.

Temperature-controlled cannabis drying and curing room

Testing & Quality Assurance

Full analytical testing suite ensuring every batch meets European pharmaceutical standards. No product will leave the facility without a complete Certificate of Analysis.

Cannabis quality assurance testing and analytical laboratory

Packaging & Export

Pharmaceutical-grade packaging meeting EU import requirements, with full batch documentation and Certificate of Analysis. Every shipment is export-ready with complete regulatory documentation.

Pharmaceutical-grade cannabis packaging and export preparation