The microclimate is the farm. We engineer the sensors, air handling, lighting, and control software that hold that microclimate exactly where each crop grows best.
Climate
Plants do not care about the weather outside
In a controlled-environment farm, the climate is whatever you make it. The challenge is holding that climate steady across every zone, every tier, and every hour — despite the heat from lights, the transpiration from plants, and the changing demands of each growth stage.
Our environmental-controls layer integrates sensors, HVAC, lighting, and CO₂ systems into one feedback loop that maintains setpoints to a fraction of a degree.
Climate stability±0.5°C across every zone
Air handling, lighting, and crop sensors work as one system.
Parameters
Six variables, one control loop
Spectrum control
Light intensity & spectrum
Programmable LEDs deliver the right photon flux and spectrum per cultivar and stage.
Thermal stability
Temperature
Air handling holds air temperature within half a degree of setpoint across all zones.
Moisture balance
Humidity
Dehumidification manages the transpiration load to prevent condensation and disease.
CO₂ dosing
CO₂ enrichment
Carbon dioxide is maintained at optimal levels to boost photosynthesis and growth rate.
Air circulation
Airflow
Directional air movement strengthens stems and removes the humid boundary layer at the leaf.
Root-zone monitoring
Root-zone environment
Nutrient solution temperature, oxygenation, and EC are held within tight tolerances.
Continuous sensing200+ data points, every minute
Environmental readings are captured where the plants grow.
Sensing
You cannot control what you do not measure
A dense mesh of calibrated sensors sits at the heart of every control loop. Temperature, humidity, light, CO₂, pH, and electrical conductivity are sampled continuously and streamed to the control platform.
Sensor redundancy means a single failure does not create a blind spot; the system cross-checks readings and flags drift automatically.
Control logic
How the control loop works
Every minute, the platform compares live sensor readings with crop-specific setpoints and selects the smallest adjustment each actuator needs.
PID control keeps the farm steady instead of chasing every temporary change. Setpoints follow the growth stage and time of day, while the learning layer can flag recurring patterns for the next crop cycle.
01
Sense
Read climate, crop, and root-zone conditions where the plants grow.
02
Decide
Compare each reading with the current recipe and calculate the corrective action.
03
Stabilise
Guide the chiller, humidifier, dimmer, or CO₂ valve back toward setpoint.
Why stability beats perfection
Plants stress on swings, not just extremes. A steady climate often outperforms a "better" average with high variance.
Closed-loop controlMeasure, respond, verify
Environmental data and equipment actions stay connected in real time.
Energy
Climate control without the energy penalty
01
Heat recovery
Recover heat from lighting and equipment for dehumidification and zone heating instead of generating it again.
02
Dimming schedules
Match light output to the daily photoperiod, lowering peak demand and extending fixture life without compromising crop targets.
03
Free cooling
Use cool outdoor conditions through economiser modes before relying on mechanical chilling.
04
CO₂ on demand
Deliver enrichment only when crop activity and occupancy call for it, rather than running the system continuously.
±0.5°C
Temperature stability
200+
Sensors per farm
25%
Energy saved via recovery
99.9%
Uptime on control loop
Safety
Fail-safes built into every loop
A control failure in a dense farm can lose a crop in hours. Our systems fail safe: sensors cross-validate, actuators default to safe states on communication loss, and critical loops have hardware backups independent of the software platform.
Operators receive instant alerts on any out-of-tolerance condition, and a full audit trail records every setpoint change and actuation.
Resilient by designThree layers of redundancy
Independent backup hardware protects every critical climate loop.
Questions
Environmental control FAQs
Practical answers on the systems that keep crop conditions stable, efficient, and safe.
Every answer starts with the equipment, crop, and operating conditions already on site.
Often, yes. During a site audit we review installed equipment, available control interfaces, and safety interlocks, then recommend whether to integrate, add gateways, or stage an upgrade.
The useful level of precision depends on the crop, growth stage, facility envelope, and economics. We begin with crop-specific tolerance ranges, then tune temperature, humidity, light, CO2, and root-zone control only where the crop benefits.
Yes. Authorised operators can view live readings, alarms, and control history remotely. Access levels are set by role, and operational changes are recorded for traceability.
A typical system monitors temperature, relative humidity, light intensity, CO2, airflow, and root-zone signals such as pH, EC, solution temperature, and dissolved oxygen. The final sensor set is sized around the crop and process.
The system raises an alarm when a signal drifts or goes offline, keeps essential equipment in defined safe states, and can retain local fallback control for critical loops while operators investigate.
Controls coordinate lighting schedules, heat recovery, dehumidification, fresh-air economising, and CO2 dosing so equipment runs only when crop conditions call for it. Savings depend on the equipment, climate, and operating schedule.
Hold the perfect climate, every hour
Whether you need a new system or an upgrade to existing controls, we'll engineer the right loop for your farm.
Spectrum control
Thermal stability
Moisture balance
CO₂ dosing
Air circulation
Root-zone monitoring
