Designing an Aquaponic Greenhouse for an Urban Food

Dimensions of the Greenhouse

Volume:

Volume of prism 푉=

ℎ푏퐿

2

=>

( 4 푓푡)( 22 푓푡)( 33 푓푡)

2

=> 1452ft^3

Volume of a rectangle 푉=ℎ푏퐿 => (8ft) (22ft) (33ft) => 5808ft 3

Total volume 푉=푉

푝푟푖푠푚+푉푟푒푐푡푎푛푔푙푒^ => 1452ft

(^3) +5808ft (^3) => 7260 ft 3
Area:
Area of side wall 퐴=푏ℎ => (33ft) (8ft) => 264ft (^2)

Area of front wall 퐴=푏ℎ => (22ft) (8ft) => 176ft^2

Area of roof 퐴=푏ℎ => (33ft) (12ft) => 396ft^2

Area of triangle (front/back of the rood) 퐴=

푏ℎ

2

=>

( 22 푓푡)( 4 푓푡)

2

=> 44ft^2

Total Surface Area 퐴= 2 퐴푡푟푖푎푛푔푙푒+ 2 퐴푠푖푑푒푤푎푙푙+ 2 퐴푓푟표푛푡푤푎푙푙+ 2 퐴푟표표푓 =>

1760ft^2