creator Cervantes, Heidi creator Ferraro, Christie creator Lucid, Shannon creator Teefey, Aaron creator Woods, Nathaniel creator Bains, Jasmeet creator Ching, Neal creator Langman, Michael creator Mccrory, Reuben creator Valdez, Oscar creator Wright Iii, James creator Bilderback, Matthew creator Choi, David creator Larson, Jeffrey creator Meyer, Chad creator Wang, Xiang creator Carroll, Daniel creator Crandell, Daniel creator Lim, Eungjum creator Nedrud, Joshua creator Wojcik, Michael The purpose of the Inflatable Greenhouse IPRO was to design an air supported structure that was cheaper than the current greenhouse solution. The structural support of current greenhouses creates shadows that prevent an even sunlight exposure for the plants. The other issues we investigated were the cost, size, thermal control, and pest control of current greenhouse designs. The majority of the cost for a traditional greenhouse goes towards the structural support therefore an air supported structure should be significantly cheaper. The basic greenhouse design is oriented towards human occupants and is subsequently quite large. If the greenhouse was instead designed to house the plants already in the ground, just for the months that they needed shelter to grow, the cut back in size would also greatly affect the cost. We also looked into the thermal qualities of greenhouses. The very nature of a greenhouse absorbs and traps the light and heat of the sun. Without a cooling system a greenhouse can overheat and harm the plants within it. The other problem we found with current greenhouses was the pest control solution. Most greenhouses use strong chemicals that require special training for use and safety. Even the “organic” solutions use natural chemicals in concentrations considered toxic. Our goal was to design a greenhouse that would address each of these issues with a cheap and practical solution. Submitted by Ariel True (atrue@iit.edu) on 2011-03-30T18:55:32Z No. of bitstreams: 7 license_rdf: 22564 bytes, checksum: ff373f1ad387898ef8ba4f8bc9e37073 (MD5) license_text: 20904 bytes, checksum: e09bf99e64678e4285abf3ef3e05412d (MD5) Infaltable Greenhouse IPRO 334 Project Plan Sp06.pdf: 4810 bytes, checksum: 582b75c8791104fee7aa35f7674ed3b1 (MD5) Infaltable Greenhouse IPRO 334 Poster Sp06.pdf: 3491293 bytes, checksum: e9a43b9ebc9efea8f3b236e187e446e5 (MD5) Infaltable Greenhouse IPRO 334 IPRO Day Presentation Sp06.pdf: 943301 bytes, checksum: 2a413621e423df76e9baa73b4060ea55 (MD5) Infaltable Greenhouse IPRO 334 Final Report Sp06.pdf: 104164 bytes, checksum: 3bf380f189b70366346d53d4446c54dd (MD5) Infaltable Greenhouse IPRO 334 Abstract Sp06.pdf: 65772 bytes, checksum: fc41e613126502bbb471ffa7b76034bb (MD5) Approved for entry into archive by Charles Uth(uth@iit.edu) on 2011-03-30T21:17:44Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 7 license_rdf: 22564 bytes, checksum: ff373f1ad387898ef8ba4f8bc9e37073 (MD5) license_text: 20904 bytes, checksum: e09bf99e64678e4285abf3ef3e05412d (MD5) Infaltable Greenhouse IPRO 334 Project Plan Sp06.pdf: 4810 bytes, checksum: 582b75c8791104fee7aa35f7674ed3b1 (MD5) Infaltable Greenhouse IPRO 334 Poster Sp06.pdf: 3491293 bytes, checksum: e9a43b9ebc9efea8f3b236e187e446e5 (MD5) Infaltable Greenhouse IPRO 334 IPRO Day Presentation Sp06.pdf: 943301 bytes, checksum: 2a413621e423df76e9baa73b4060ea55 (MD5) Infaltable Greenhouse IPRO 334 Final Report Sp06.pdf: 104164 bytes, checksum: 3bf380f189b70366346d53d4446c54dd (MD5) Infaltable Greenhouse IPRO 334 Abstract Sp06.pdf: 65772 bytes, checksum: fc41e613126502bbb471ffa7b76034bb (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2011-03-30T21:17:44Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 7 license_rdf: 22564 bytes, checksum: ff373f1ad387898ef8ba4f8bc9e37073 (MD5) license_text: 20904 bytes, checksum: e09bf99e64678e4285abf3ef3e05412d (MD5) Infaltable Greenhouse IPRO 334 Project Plan Sp06.pdf: 4810 bytes, checksum: 582b75c8791104fee7aa35f7674ed3b1 (MD5) Infaltable Greenhouse IPRO 334 Poster Sp06.pdf: 3491293 bytes, checksum: e9a43b9ebc9efea8f3b236e187e446e5 (MD5) Infaltable Greenhouse IPRO 334 IPRO Day Presentation Sp06.pdf: 943301 bytes, checksum: 2a413621e423df76e9baa73b4060ea55 (MD5) Infaltable Greenhouse IPRO 334 Final Report Sp06.pdf: 104164 bytes, checksum: 3bf380f189b70366346d53d4446c54dd (MD5) Infaltable Greenhouse IPRO 334 Abstract Sp06.pdf: 65772 bytes, checksum: fc41e613126502bbb471ffa7b76034bb (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006-05 Deliverables for IPRO 334: Inflatable Greenhouse for the Spring 2006 semester 2006-05 2006-05 http://hdl.handle.net/10560/1742 en Blake Davis Greenhouse Pest Control Project deliverable born digital application/pdf In Copyright http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/ Open Access IPRO / Interprofessional Projects Program Illinois Institute of Technology Affiliated department