Essays about: "rooftop greenhouse RTG"

Found 2 essays containing the words rooftop greenhouse RTG.

1. 1. ROOFTOP GREENHOUSES: Comparison between Farm builder and IDA ICE energy simulation software

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö; Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Energi och byggnadsdesign

   Author : Jean Claude Cyubahiro; [2023]
   Keywords : Rooftop greenhouses; Farm builder; IDA ICE; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Rapid global urbanization is a major concern for the food production system, as it is recognized that relying on conventional methods of distant large-scale farming contributes significantly to greenhouse gas emissions. One of the key strategies to address this challenge is rooftop greenhouses (RTG), which are greenhouses built on unoccupied rooftops. READ MORE

3. 2. Rooftop plant factories: effects on energy use for heating, cooling and electric lighting

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Energi och byggnadsdesign; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

   Author : Yizhi Zhang; [2021]
   Keywords : Urban and peri-urban agriculture and forestry UPAF ; urban farming UF ; rooftop greenhouse RTG ; lighting; daylighting; energy conservation; roof; greenhouse; food; cities.; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Within the next thirty years, two thirds of the human population will live in a city. This growing urban population requires a major shift in the way we produce and distribute food, since industrial agriculture practices contribute to climate change, biodiversity losses, pollution of waterways, soil degradation, etc. READ MORE