Dr. Nadia Sabeh, PE, LEED AP
Dr. Nadia Sabeh is the subject matter expert in all things climate management for indoor farms and greenhouses. She’s the President and Founder of Dr. Greenhouse, Inc., an agricultural and mechanical engineering firm in California that specializes in the design of HVAC and controls systems for indoor plant environments. Dr. Sabeh first became interested in CEA 25 years ago, while working on a small shiitake and oyster mushroom greenhouse in southern Idaho. Since then, Dr. Sabeh has dedicated herself to helping farmers create controlled environments that allows them to grow crops in places that would otherwise be impossible or impractical to do so. She and her team have consulted on nearly 200 projects all over the world and designed HVAC systems for facilities growing leafy greens, strawberries, cannabis, and vine crops. Her weekly podcast “The Doctor Is In” includes conversations with growers, researchers, and technology providers about the challenges and opportunities of growing crops indoors.
Dr. Sabeh has her PhD in Agricultural Engineering from the University of Arizona’s Controlled Environment Agriculture Center (CEAC) and is a licensed Mechanical Engineer in several states. She recently served as the Chair of the ASABE/ASHRAE co-sponsored committee that wrote the standard “HVAC for Indoor Plant Environments without Sunlight.” She is actively engaged in both academic and industry research, including serving as an industry collaborator for the OptimIA specialty crop research initiative funded by the USDA.