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Interior of the greenhouse at the Center for Sustainability and Entrepreneurship at Whitefish High School. The greenhouse is heated in three ways. The primary is the climate battery which draws heat during the day, stores it underground and releases it during the night. Stage two is an air source heat pump which is 100 percent effective and under the right circumstances can be up to 340 percent effective. And the final stage is two gas-fired heating units. Morrison-Maierle of Kalispell designed the mechanical and electrical infrastructure and Montana Creative of Whitefish is responsible for the architecture. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)

Interior of the greenhouse at the Center for Sustainability and Entrepreneurship at Whitefish High School. The greenhouse is heated in three ways. The primary is the climate battery which draws heat during the day, stores it underground and releases it during the night. Stage two is an air source heat pump which is 100 percent effective and under the right circumstances can be up to 340 percent effective. And the final stage is two gas-fired heating units. Mor…

April 14, 2018

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Whitefish's greenhouse project blossoms into 'net-zero' center
April 14, 2018 4 a.m.

Whitefish's greenhouse project blossoms into 'net-zero' center

Preparations are underway for the grand opening next week of the $2.65 million Center for Sustainability and Entrepreneurship at Whitefish High School.