Brazil: USP students design urban greenhouses to produce food in a sustainable way
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Published Feb 12, 2021
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(Photo: Photo: Disclosure / Cora) On the third of the ten floors of the wooden building, a plantation with eggplant, peppers, okra, tomatoes and strawberries. Arugula, lettuce, chard, coriander, basil and other foliage ideal for salads are planted in a greenhouse on the fourth floor. These foods would supply the market on the first floor, prompt delivery and coffee on the second, as well as a restaurant on the eighth. Halfway there, residential apartments.
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Embracing the structure, an agroforestry. learn more Urban farms that are innovating food production Conceived by a team of students and recent graduates from USP, the Cora Project aims to reduce the emission of carbon dioxide, shortening the trips to food. According to group estimates, the complex's vegetable garden would produce about three tons of fruit and vegetables per month. The proposal was a finalist for the Brics Award in the Health & Lifestyle category. The competition brought together 230 solutions sent by students from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Among them, 32 reached the finals, where nine students of architecture and agronomic engineering formed the only team to represent Brazil. Team USP, who developed the project (Photo: Disclosure / Projeto Cora) The challenge involved the development of a sustainable, circular solution, with a viable business model and social impact for an area of 30,000 m² in the Chinese city of Dongguan. Time USP's answer ...
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