Urban agriculture is now seen by practitioners and planners as a means to improve food system sustainability, address food security issues in low income neighborhoods, and foster community development. We collaborated with NCAT to facilitate the growth of urban agriculture by designing a bioshelter suitable for commercial growers. Bioshelters focus on energy efficiency, renewable resources, and appropriate technologies. They balance high tech energy saving designs with passive low cost systems in order to create an indoor ecosystem rather than a typical greenhouse. This project’s bioshelter was designed with the goal of four season operation in a typical New England environment.

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Creator

• Wyman, Jeffrey Peter
• Thomas, Christopher JohnPaul
• Killoy, Zachary Ryan
• Pruden, Jeffrey Michael

Subject

• Environment
• Food
• Sustainability
• Infrastructure

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042612-135635

Keyword

• Sustainable development--Environmental aspects
• Farm management
• Food security
• Agriculture

Advisor

• Hersh, Robert

Year

• 2012

Center

• Sustainable Food Systems Project Center - IQP
• Farm Stay Project Center (Massachusetts) - IQP

Sponsor

• Pressman, Andy

Date created

• 2012-04-26

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2021-08-09