Space inspired – Space efficient : A greenhouse for domestic use
Abstract: With the origin in the development of space greenhouses and the technology it requires – a greenhouse for domestic use was developed. The inspiration laid in this technology and the positive impact it is able to provide the environment in general, as it is paying an extra thought of how to exploit resources to the maximum and this is a possibility to bring it down to earth. To develop a greenhouse for domestic use with this as a starting point is therefore a step forward in means of economy and health, both for the household and the environment. In addition to the requirements for optimization, dimensional as well as price, the greenhouse was also required to have usability independent of age and experience. The outcome is a light, wall hanged construction which can provide with plenty of herbs and some vegetables with its 36 planting pockets. As for vegetables the greenhouse should be seen more as a precultivation or nursing construction as vegetables in general weighs too much to grow horizontally. It is designed for high moduling possibilities, possibilities that increase together with the associated stand’s great potential in assembly combinations. Thanks to the neat dimensions 180300400mm it can be put indoors without being bulky, and thanks to the resistant PET material it can be put outdoors and withstand rough weather. The water system it uses, called the Nutrial Film Technology (NFT), is inspired from the plants’ natural water absorption. Together with the rock wool the herbs are planted in it is only necessary to run the system’s water pump two times a day, ten minutes per time – as long as the rock wool is kept moist. This greenhouse aims for bringing the economy and health up, and to bring the resource savings down to earth.
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