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According to UN data, the population 2050 will increase by 2.5 billion people. Since 80 percent these people will live in cities, in the near future will come the heyday of agrofarm skyscrapers.
Already today for the skyscraper farms are actively advertised the most innovative developments that will help not only grow a good harvest, but also make the city air cleaner.
A photo from open sources The world’s largest indoor farm
The world’s largest indoor farm is located in Japan. it a huge room equipped with a design of vertical racks, filled with thin trays for soil. The farm produces 100 times more vegetables per square meter than any other household. The vertical farm designer has developed a special diode system lighting that controls temperature, humidity, lighting, and also reduces food waste from 30 to 40%.
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City Hall of Paris has developed a plan according to which by 2050 many buildings will be complemented by green farms. Paris authorities believe that in this way they can not only stimulate food production locally but also substantially to clear the city’s air of dirty smog. According to expert green farms can filter air greenhouse gas emissions up to 75%.
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Wyoming is preparing to launch a three-story farm. Company Harvest introduced plans to create a greenhouse that will grow greens and tomatoes. Plants are planning move along the floors of the structure on the conveyor belt, which will provide them with equal reception of natural light.
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Imagine an office where you can visit the “heavenly garden”, to relax or have lunch. Agree, a tempting idea! Besides addition, interior designer Sean Cassidy and Joe Wilson, creator An innovative concept called Organic Mesh, offered to place technology along the entire line of the “heavenly garden”, which will monitor the health status of people, as well as offer appropriate dishes to improve their psychological condition.
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On the shelves of portable green farms, the design of which like a carousel, they will grow greens and herbs. Necessary energy for plants will be supplied by a system including 7000 LEDs. The creators of a smart farm are sure that thanks system efficiency it will be possible to productively grow various culture.
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Dragonfly The concept of this city farm involves 28 different agricultural fields for not only to grow fruits, vegetables and grains, but also produce meat and dairy products.
A photo open source dynamic vertical networks to support local food production in China, JAPA architects, proposed a farm concept for called Dyv-Net. The farm will be located near urban centers so that throughout the year in a vertical way to grow various crops.
A photo from open sources Spiral This vertical the farm in the form of a swirling spiral descending into the building will have a height of more than 85 m. The spiral is designed to for several months, crops sowed down, and then gathered at the bottom of the structure.
A photo from open sources Minimum water Farm Verticrop includes 3,000 plastic trays on which it is planned to grow more than 50 varieties of green leafy vegetables, which equated to farm production with an area of 16 acres. In addition, the technology of this vertical farm requires only 8% of normal consumption of water used for field irrigation cultures.
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A so-called farm hotel using technologies such as adjustable sunbeams, air circulation and infiltration of light, will be able to grow everything from apples to leaves spinach
In London, they are going to build an unusual skyscraper, which local journalists have dubbed “ghostly.”
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