The house will look something like this (here it's placed in a fictitious city, much bigger than Linköping). Illustration: Plantagon.
Earlier I wrote here on the blog about the Swedish company Plantagon’s plans to construct a giant sphere-shaped greenhouse in Botkyrka, Stockholm. Now their vision seems to have come one step closer to reality, in the city of Linköping [map]. Recently representatives from Plantagon and the city of Linköping made the symbolic first cut of the spade, starting the construction of a 54-meter tall combined office and greenhouse.
Ground breaking ceremony in Linköping. Photo: Tommy Hvitfeldt.
The greenhouse is designed for vertical agriculture of vegetables in urban areas. In cooperation with their partners, Plantagon plans to develop integrated solutions for energy, excess heat, waste, CO2 and water.
Once the drafting stage is complete, the greenhouse is estimated to be ready in 12 –16 months. The planting boxes will be placed on a spiral construction and movable, so that the crops can be planted at the top and harvested at street level.
Read more about the project, which also has the objective to create an international Center of Excellence for Urban Agriculture, here.
More sustainability related news in Swedish media (in Swedish, but can be autotranslated here):
Svenska Dagbladet: A village getting ready for wind power
Göteborgs-Posten: People who walk or cycle to work are happier
