Protected Cultivation of Horticultural Crops: Setting a New Standard

我们的项目提出了一种新型温室结构的设计，它可以最大限度地提高作物的自然光照射。建筑内部的气候通过暖通空调原理进行管理，使作物周围的气候在空气温度和湿度方面非常接近室外气候。气候管理过程允许非常精确的控制程度。该系统的设计以可持续性和减少碳排放为核心原则。能源管理系统的设计与可再生能源兼容。因此，提出的系统为培育一些受保护的作物创造了机会，这些作物在卫生、生产力和资源效率方面都有相关的好处，否则这些作物可能优先在户外种植。该系统适用于多种作物，包括生菜等叶沙拉、草药、葱属植物、萝卜或甜菜根等块根作物、药用作物和繁殖作物。

Our project proposes the design of a novel greenhouse structure which maximises the incidence of natural light on the crop.The climate within the structure is managed by HVAC principles to deliver a climate around the crop which is very close to an outdoor climate in air temperature and humidity. The climate management process allows a very precise degree of control.The system is designed with sustainability and the need to minimise carbon emissions as core principles. Energy management systems are designed to be compatible with renewable sources.The system proposed therefore creates the opportunity to cultivate a number of crops under protection -- with the associated benefits for hygiene, productivity and resource efficiency -- which might otherwise preferentially be cultivated outdoors.The system is applicable to a wide range of crops, including leafy salads such as lettuce, herbs, alliums, root crops such as radish or beetroot, pharmaceutical crops, and crops in propagation.