skyscraper

“Vertical farming” in skyscrapers might be the next trend in locally-grown food, but wait until you hear about HORIZONTAL farming!

Aug 31, 2020

Architecture, Design, Environment, Technology

artificial lighting, building rotation, crop, crop growing, crop rotation, crops, Farming, greenhouse, horizontal farm, hydroponics, LED, led light, skyscraper, sun, sunlight, vertical farm

Background: Recently, there has been discussion around the futuristic concept of “vertical farming”: growing crops in skyscraper-style greenhouses in city centers. The issue: Although there are many conceptual advantages to such a farm, there is at least one major difficulty: light. Obviously, only the topmost layer of a vertical farm would be practical to light…
Your city can save millions of dollars a year by employing this one weird animal!

Feb 8, 2016

Beasts

aquarium snail, skyscraper, snail, window snail, window washing

Background: Modern buildings with large windows generally do not provide any way of opening the windows. This means that window washers are required and, additionally, that the window washers must work from the exterior of the building. Fig 1: Window washing is a hazardous dangerous occupation that can be streamlined by making use of an…