Designing an Aquaponic Greenhouse for an Urban Food

Designing an Aquaponic Greenhouse for an Urban Food Security Initiative – Extended Report By Rashid Chatani Gabriel Demeneghi Re ...

Designing an Aquaponic Greenhouse for an Urban Food Security Initiative – Extended Report An Interactive Qualifying Project subm ...

iii Abstract This project supported the Worcester Roots Project’s effort to build an aquaponic greenhouse at Stone Soup Communit ...

iv Acknowledgements We would like to thank Professor Stephen McCauley and Professor Lorraine Higgins for their constant support ...

v Authorship Rashid Chatani investigated the aquaponic cycle and what plants and fish would work best in such a system. He devel ...

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ix Table of Tables Table 1. Greenhouse Covering Materials and their properties ................................................. ...

x - 2.3.2 Aquaponic System Structural Components - 2.3.3 Composition of Fish and Crops in Aquaponics Chapter 3 Methodology ...

xi Executive Summary I.i Introduction Access to fresh, healthy, and affordable food is a fundamental requirement for healthy liv ...

xii We competed the project by conducting research in the Aquaponic field and comparing various components for the creation of a ...

xiii times more yield per square foot than traditional farming (Marklin, 2013). This is partly due to the interior homeostasis t ...

xiv Figure 2. Project Overview Assessing the Stakeholder’s Needs In order to fully understand the various stakeholder’s needs we ...

xv in the United States (specifically hydroponics and aquaculture, the two “parts” of aquaponics). We consulted numerous academi ...

xvi With the complete startup cost and budget a logistical step by step process for operating the greenhouse was necessary for i ...

xvii drops below freezing in winter, and becomes very hot and humid in the summer, and would be easy to maintain. I.iv.ii.i.i Gr ...

xviii floor has to be able to absorb water. Preventing the accumulation of water on the floor helps to ensure a clean environmen ...

xix temperatures have a considerable variation throughout the year, according to NOAA, occurs in January and it is about 17 degr ...

xx I.iv.ii.ii.iii Fish Tank To find an ideal fish tank for our aquaponic system we investigated professional solutions advertise ...