Regulatory Contacts

Biotechnology Evaluation USDA-APHIS-PPQ 4700 River Road, Unit 147 Riverdale, MD 20737-1236 Phone: (301) 734-8896 Web: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/bbep/bp

Office of Biotechnology Activities National Institutes of Health 6705 Rockledge Drive, Suite 750, MSC 7985 Bethesda, MD 20892-7985 Phone: (301) 496-9838 Fax: (301) 496-9839 Web: http://www4.od.nih.gov/oba/

National Associations

USDA NCR-101 Committee on Controlled Environment Technology and Use Mark Romer, Phytotron Manager McGill University 1205 Dr. Penfield Ave. Montreal, QC H3A 1B1 Canada Phone: (514) 398-6741 Fax: (514) 398-5069 E-mail: mark@bio1.lan.mcgill.ca Web: http://www.botany.duke.edu/ncr101/ NCR-101 is a committee of the USDA's North Central Region convened to help plant scientists> understand how to use controlled environment technology effectively and consistently. They discuss how to utilize growth chambers effectively to ensure consistent and comparable growth data among laboratories.

The Association of Education and Research Greenhouse Curators (AERGC) c/o Department of Plant Biology University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 265 Morril Hall 505 S. Goodwin Ave. Urbana, IL 61801-3793 USA Web: http://www.life.uiuc.edu/aergc/default.html The Association consists primarily of greenhouse and plant growth facility managers, supervisors, and staff involved with the operation of college or university facilities used to grow plant materials for research, class use or plant collections. The AERGC publishes the AERGC Newsletter and sponsors an Annual Meeting at a member's institution. The AERGC also provides the AERGC Forum, an e-mail discussion group, as a service to its members.

National Greenhouse Manufacturers Association (NGMA) 20 West Dry Creek Circle, Suite 110 Littleton, CO 80120 Phone: (800) 792-6462 Web: http://www.ngma.com/ The National Greenhouse Manufacturers Association is a professional trade organization for the manufacturers and suppliers of greenhouses and greenhouse components. The Association membership brings together some of the most experienced and knowledgeable manufacturers in the industry.

Greenhouse Construction Resources²⁴

DESIGN FIRMS
Agritechnove, Inc. 651 Route Begin St-Anselme, Quebec, Canada, GOR 2NO Phone: (418) 885-9595 Fax: (418) 885-4957 E-mail: agritech@total.net	Alex Turkewitsch, P. Eng. Ltd. 86 Glenview Avenue Toronto, ON, Canada M4R 1P8 Phone: (416) 489-3816 Fax: (416) 481-3883

GREENHOUSE FABRICATORS
Ludy Greenhouse Mfg. Corp. P.O. Box 141 New Madison, OH 45346 Phone: (937) 996-1921 or (800) 255-LUDY Fax: (937) 996-8031 Web: http://www.ludy.com	Nexus Greenhouse Corp. 10983 Leroy Dr. Northglenn, CO 80233 Phone: (800) 228-9639 Fax: (303) 457-2801 Web: http://www.nexuscorp.com
Rough Brothers, Inc. 5513 Vine St. Cincinnati, OH 45217 Phone: (513) 242-0310 or (800) 543-7351 Fax: (513) 242-0816 Web: http://www.roughbros.com

SUPPLIERS
Brighton By-Products Co. Inc. P.O. Box 23 New Brighton, PA 15066 Phone: (724) 846-1220 or (800) 245-3502 Fax: (412) 846-7240	E.C. Geiger, Inc. Route 63, Box 285 Harleysville, PA 19438 Phone: (215) 256-6511 or (800) 443-4437 Fax: (215) 256-6110 or (800) 432-9434 Web: http://www.geigerco.com/default.html
McCalif Grower Supplies, Inc. P.O. Box 310 Ceres, California 95307 Phone: (800) 234-4559 (hard goods) Phone: (800) 473-7413 (plant sales) Fax: (209) 538-2086 Web: http://www.mccalif.com/default.html	Hummert International 4500 Earth City Expressway Earth City, MO 63045 Phone: (800) 325-3055 Fax: (314) 739-4510 Web: http://www.hummert.com
Branch-Smith Publishing Online supplier search P.O. Box 1868 Fort Worth, TX 76101 Phone: (817) 882-4120 or (800) 434-6776 Fax: (817) 882-4121 Web: http://www.greenbeam.com/branchsmith/default.stm