PLEASE READ BEFORE PROCEEDING:
The LFS Growth Chamber Training Guide must be completed and submitted prior to booking any growth chambers.
Booking Policies
- LFS Growth Chambers bookings can be made by internal and external users; however, LFS internal users are prioritized, please email lewis.fausak[at]ubc.ca or andy.jeffries[at]ubc.ca for all inquiries.
- Review and submit LFS Growth Chamber Training Guide to the Training Record Management Site before submitting a booking request.
- In the description field on the booking form, all of the following details of your experiment must be included:
- Plant type: ex: wheat, grapes etc.
- Growing media: type of growing media (soil, potting mix, etc.)
- Chemicals: ex: fertilizers, pesticides, etc.
- Biohazards: potential biohazards
- Equipment: ex: irrigation equipment, etc.
- Any other pertinent information regarding setup and use of the growth chambers out of their normal operation.
- Book at least 24 hours in advance (working days only) to allow for confirmation of availability. Do not use a growth chamber without confirmation, as there may be a request that has not shown up on the booking page.
- Cancellations must be completed at least one month prior to the start of your booking to avoid an early cancellation fee.
- Access to the Growth Chamber room can be obtained through Access Requests.
- Priority will be given to investigations that:
- Require special environments, conditions, or uniformity not available within a greenhouse and
- Are part of a sponsored research project.
- In addition, assignments will be made to permit efficient utilization of growth chambers and to accommodate a large number of investigators.
- Six months will be the longest allocation granted unless approved by lewis.fausak[at]ubc.ca or andy.jeffries[at]ubc.ca. After which the investigator must re-apply for space. If there are individuals waiting for growth chambers, new users will be allocated space as reservations expire.
- Additional maintenance templates can be found HERE.
Use of the LFS Growth Chambers (located in MCML 218) is subject to a monthly payment schedule, which can be pro-rated for daily use. Cancellations must be completed at least one month prior to the start of your booking to avoid an early cancellation fee. See below for fees:
- Reach-in Growth Chamber (1, 2, and 3): $200/month for LFS Bookings ($250/month for external faculty bookings)
- Walk-in Growth Chamber (4 and 5): $300/month for LFS Bookings ($350/month for external faculty bookings)
- All users are required to clean the growth chambers as outlined in the LFS Growth Chamber Training Guide.
- Failure to comply with the cleaning policy will result in a cleaning/maintenance fee of $250.
- All users are required to keep the growth chamber room clean and tidy and allow room for other users to work.
MCML 218 is equipped with 2 Conviron Walk-In Growth Chambers (GR 48) and 3 Conviron Reach-In Chambers (PGR 15) with:
Conviron GR 48
- 4.5m² (48ft²) of plant growth area
- 216cm (85”) of growth height
- LED lights, 1,200 µmol/m²/sec
- Downward airflow design
- 5-35°C
Conviron PGR 15
- 1.5m² (16.1ft²) of plant growth area
- 147cm (58”) of growth height
- LED lights, 1000 µmol/m²/sec
- Downward airflow design
- 4-45°C
