The Vail Traditional

Commercial Greenhouse

The Vail Traditional is adaptable to a variety of hard covering, styles of ventilation, heating and cooling systems, environmental controls and shade systems to optimize your growing or retail environment.

Versatile and Strong:

  • The Vail structure features the traditional peak style design ideal for growing or retail space.
  • The standard 6/12 roof pitch allows for maximum snow shed and enhances interior condensate control.
  • Adaptable to a variety of hard covering, styles of ventilation, heating and cooling systems, environmental controls and shade systems to optimize your growing or retail environment.
  • Natural ventilation is enhanced by using an Atrium vent which allows for the best and most efficient cooling over traditional ridge vents. 
  • The Vail can be designed by   engineers to meet your regional snow and wind load requirements.

How the Design Saves you Money:

  •   Vail trusses are factory welded using galvanized steel to offer consistency in dimension and ease of site construction.
  • With one-piece trusses, we ship fewer parts, and your greenhouse goes together much faster. Therefore, you get big savings during construction.
  • Wide span trusses give you additional crop space and minimize shadowing and maximizes production automation opportunities.
  • It is designed to support overhead equipment and hanging baskets.

Design Gives you the Flexibility you Need:

  • Taller gutter heights allow ample clearance for any crop or piece of mechanical equipment.  
  • The Vail design is perfect for a great headhouse when you add metal decking and insulation.
  • You can also partition walls to create separate climate zones.

Features of the Vail:

  • Standard Sizes:
    • Widths: 15′, 24′, 30′, 35’6″, 41’6″, 42′, non-standard widths can be designed
    • Sidewall Height: 8′- 14′
    • Bay Spacing: 10′, 12′ 
  • High-clearance trusses are available for added interior clearance
  • Unique high-strength column caps and gutter saddles
  • Aluminum flashings and extrusions
  • Competitively priced

Highlights

  • The Vail is constructed to meet regional snow and wind load conditions.
  • This wide span design (42′) gives plenty of room for hanging equipment and baskets.
  • Versatile, strong design — supports a variety of uses: Retail Center to Headhouse.
  • One-piece, factory welded, high-clearance trusses
  • High-strength Tenzaloy Column caps and gutter saddles

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Standard sizes:

  • Widths: 15’, 24’, 30’, 35’ 6”, 41’ 6”
  • Sidewall Height: 8′
  • Bay Spacing: 10′, 12′
  • Load Ratings: 10psf, 15psf, 20psf, 30psf
  • Non-standard widths, heights and loads can be designed
  • The Vail is constructed to meet regional snow and wind load conditions.
  • This wide span design (42′) gives plenty of room for hanging equipment and baskets.
  • Versatile, strong design — supports a variety of uses: Retail Center to Headhouse.
  • One-piece, factory welded, high-clearance trusses

High-strength Tenzaloy Column caps and gutter saddles

VERSATILE AND STRONG

The Vail structure features the traditional peak style design which is adaptable to a variety of hard coverings, styles of ventilation, heating and cooling systems, environmental controls and shade systems to optimize your growing environment.

Our peak style design allows for maximum snow shed and enhances interior condensate control. Optional roof venting allows for plenty of natural air flow The Vail is the work horse of the   family of greenhouses with the flexibility to meet your needs:

  • Commercial growing
  • Garden center
  • Headhouse
  • Retail outlet
  • Shipping
  • Multi-use metal buildings

MONEY SAVING DESIGN   

Vail trusses are factory welded using galvanized steel to offer consistency in dimension and ease of site construction. With one-piece trusses, we ship fewer parts, and your greenhouse goes together much faster. Therefore, you get big savings during construction. Wide-span trusses give you additional crop space and minimize shadowing. They can also be manufactured and shipped in two-piece sections to minimize transportation costs.

MAXIMUM STRENGTH

The Vail is constructed to meet regional snow and wind load requirements. It is designed to support overhead equipment and hanging baskets.

FLEXIBILITY BY DESIGN

Our standard gutter heights allow ample clearance for most crops. Taller gutter heights and high-clearance trusses can be designed for your custom needs. High-clearance trusses allow for more room to hang accessories and crops or to add overhead and oversized doors. Options available include partition walls to create separate climate zones and single or double roof vents with aluminum

VERSATILE AND STRONG The Traditional Vail structure features the traditional peak style design which is adaptable to a variety of hard coverings, styles of ventilation, heating and cooling systems, environmental controls, and shade systems to optimize your growing environment. Our peak style design allows for maximum snow shed and enhances interior condensate control. Optional roof venting allows for plenty of natural air flow The Vail is the work horse of the Prospiant family of greenhouses with the flexibility to meet your needs.

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