The Doctor Is In

By Dr. Greenhouse, Inc.

Dr. Nadia Sabeh is President and Founder of Dr. Greenhouse, Inc., an agricultural and mechanical engineering firm that specializes in the design of HVAC systems for indoor plant environments.
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The podcast currently has 108 episodes available.

The Doctor Is In episodes:

July 09, 2025 108. Dr. Greenhouse Lesson Reviews: 6 Tips for Keeping Your Greenhouse Cool
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35min
June 24, 2025 107. What Plants Crave feat. Gretchen Schimelpfenig: CEA Energy Management
Wrapping up our series discussing energy in all forms and its impact and function in CEA facilities is Gretchen Schimelpfenig!
Gretchen is a Senior Energy Engineer at Energy Resources Integration, LLC (ERI), a clean energy consulting firm developing a sustainable future for our planet through cost-effective energy management. She is responsible for implementing energy efficiency and emerging technology programs and providing direct consulting services. Gretchen has seven years of experience in Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) and has worked for 11 years in the energy industry. Gretchen is a registered Professional Civil Engineer in California and Vermont. She obtained her master’s degree in Civil Engineering from Stanford, where she studied sustainable design and construction with an energy emphasis and was a Schneider Fellow at the U.S. Green Building Council. Gretchen resides in Huntington, Vermont, with her partner, their five cats, and many houseplants.
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1h 44min
June 10, 2025 106. What Plants Crave feat. Jeff Kelley: Energy Modeling in CEA
Welcome back to our new series with several interviews discussing energy in all forms and its impact and function in CEA facilities. In this episode Nadia and Jeff Kelley of Kelley Energy Management discuss energy modeling and utility incentives for CEA facilities..
Jeff is a seasoned professional in the utilities industry. With over 40 years of experience of working in the utility sector, Kelley has taken his knowledge and expertise to the cannabis industry – helping maximize utility rebates and incentives for cultivators across the country, capturing over $40M in incentives for customers. Since 2019, Jeff has been using energy modeling as a technique to leverage custom incentives not available through standard incentive processes. In addition to maximizing incentives, the energy models provide customers with clear visibility into their planned energy consumption.
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1h 45min
May 27, 2025 105. What Plants Crave feat. Dan Dettmers: Energy Codes and Standards for CEA
Welcome back to our new series with several interviews discussing energy in all forms and its impact and function in CEA facilities. In this fourth episode Nadia and Dan Dettmers of Madison Air discuss energy efficiency and regulatory guidelines given by local, state, and federal agencies regulating CEA facilities..
Dan Dettmers joined the Controlled Environment Horticulture field in 2018 when he was hired by Quest, a Madison Air company. He brought over 20 years of expertise in food and pharmaceutical processing, industrial refrigeration, and HVAC infrastructure design to the industry and 15 years in Agribusiness. In particular, Dan pursued his passion for agriculture by moonlighting as the owner of a hop farm (also cannabacea family), where he and his partners built a vertically integrated business that encompassed every stage of hop production.
At Madison Air and its CEH companies (Quest, Ag IQ, Conviron), Dan plays a key role in shaping standards, codes and regulations that enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of indoor grow space conditioning equipment. In addition to guiding industry best practices, he is actively involved in research and development, creating new products, assisting customers with climate control solutions, and providing technical training both within and beyond the company.
Stay tuned to continue exploring how energy is defined, its importance in CEA, and energy centered interviews with more industry experts.
Thank you for growing with us!
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1h 51min
May 13, 2025 104. What Plants Crave feat. Sam Milton: Energy Efficiency and Incentives in CEA
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1h 43min
April 29, 2025 103. What Plants Crave feat. Rob Eddy: Energy Saving Opportunities and Challenges in CEA
Welcome back to our new series with several interviews discussing energy in all forms and its impact and function in CEA facilities. In this second episode Nadia and Rob Eddy of the Research Innovation Institute discuss energy saving best practices and tell stories about their greenhouse experiences. Stay tuned to continue exploring how energy is defined, its importance in CEA, and energy centered interviews with more industry experts.
Thank you for growing with us!
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1h 42min
April 15, 2025 102. Dr. Greenhouse Lessons: What Is Energy?
Welcome back to the lecture hall with Dr. Nadia Sabeh! This week we are beginning our new series with several interviews discussing energy in all forms and its impact and function in CEA facilities. In this first episode Nadia reviews how energy is defined, its importance in CEA, and some terms to understand as we dive in with some experts.
Thank you for growing with us!
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30min
April 01, 2025 101. A Look Back at the First 100 Episodes with Guest Host Tad Hussey
Enjoy a host interview with Tad Hussey from KIS Organics living soils and the host of the Cannabis Cultivation and Science podcast guest hosting for this episode! This is an opportunity to learn about Nadia's background as an agricultural and HVAC engineer and how we got to 101 episodes of education and industry insider information. Thank you for growing with us.
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1h 7min
March 18, 2025 100. Indoor Ag Con 2025 Takeaways: Voices from the Industry on Automation, Energy, and the Future of CEA
It’s an honor to present you with a series of interviews from our time at Indoor Ag Con last week for our 100th episode! Hearing from attendees is a great insight into the content, the expo floor energy, and what’s possibly to come in the future of the conference, as well as the indoor agriculture industry as a whole. This year’s guests were:
🔹 Brian Sullivan, President of Indoor Ag Con
🔹 Kelley Nicholson, Automation Expert for MicrogGow and Autogrow
🔹 Jim Rearden, President of Biotherm
🔹 Michelle Keller, Head Grower at Living Greens
🔹 Carly Becker, Program Coordinator at Ohio Controlled Environment Agriculture Center (OHCEAC)
🔹 Glenn Behrman, Founder of CEA Advisors and Growtainers
🔹 Henry Gordon Smith, Founder of Agritecture
🔹 Austin Smith, Account Manager at Grodan
🔹 Dr. Allison Justice, Founder of the Cannabis Research Center and Coalition
🔹 Grant Peagler, Business Developer at Siemens
🔹 Dr. Neil Mattson, Professor at Cornelll University and GLASE.
The discussions cover topics such as automation, energy efficiency, crop steering, and the future of controlled environment agriculture. This milestone episode offers a comprehensive overview of current trends and innovations shaping the indoor farming industry. Thank you so much for spending 100 episodes growing with us.
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1h 30min
March 04, 2025 99. That’s a Good Question!
As we approach our 100th episode, we are taking a look back at moments that highlight one of Nadia’s special talents: asking great questions. It’s a strength that has helped her solve many a problem for our clients, and get some great insights from our guests. What are they going to be talking about? Well, that’s a great question.
Today’s featured guests were:
Melanie Yelton of Grow Big Consulting
Bruce Bugbee, Director of the Crop Physiology Laboratory at Utah State University
Christine de Jesus Director of Cultivation and GM at Galenas
Nick Denney Senior Director of cultivation at Holistic Industries
Gary Stutte President and CEO of SyNRGE
Craig Burg President of Desert Aire
Jim Rearden and Thad Humphrey, CEO and Principal Engineer from Biotherm Solutions
Brian Anderson, Partner at Anderson Porter Design
You can find all of these guests’ full interviews in our podcast archive wherever you listen to the doctor is in. Stay tuned for our next episode which will be our hundredth! We’ll be celebrating at indoor ag con and hope to see you there. Find our table to record a segment with us and give us your conference takeaways on Wednesday March 12th. Thank you for growing with us.
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29min

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