Modular Greenhouse Units

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Modular Greenhouse Units (MGU) - may be stand-alone or part of a house. The key is to open source robust growing systems, and potentially, high-value crops such as herbs - for self-sufficiency and market applications.

Collaboration

MGU - Developments Needed

MGU - General

Nick says: Inflatable greenhouses such as http://www.isawitonthebox.com/tv/this-morning/inflatable-greenhouse-as-seen-on-this-morning would eliminate frame material and make for quick easy setup. The only trick would be creating a good seal around the air columns. Most greenhouse film is a UV resitant type of polyethelyne and can be "welded". Here is a http://www.delviesplastics.com/welding.htm kit for $288. There may be better ways of doing seems but the concept seems to have potential.

Bob says check out pillow domes. Geodesic dome with inflated pillows of long live UV transparent plastic: http://www.thegreencenter.net/pdf/dome1985.pdf

Development Work Template

1. MGU - Product Definition
   1. MGU - General
   2. MGU - General Scope
   3. MGU - Product Ecology
      1. MGU - Localization
      2. MGU - Scaleability
      3. MGU - Analysis of Scale
      4. MGU - Lifecycle Analysis
   4. MGU - Enterprise Options
   5. MGU - Development Approach
      1. MGU - Timeline
      2. MGU - Development Budget
         1. MGU - Value Spent
         2. MGU - Value available
         3. MGU - Value needed
   6. MGU - Deliverables and Product Specifications
   7. MGU - Industry Standards
   8. MGU - Market and Market Segmentation
   9. MGU - Salient Features and Keys to Success
2. MGU - Technical Design
   1. MGU - Product System Design
      1. MGU - Diagrams and Conceptual Drawings
         1. MGU - Pattern Language Icons
         2. MGU - Structural Diagram
         3. MGU - Funcional or Process Diagram
         4. MGU - Workflow
      2. MGU - Technical Issues
      3. MGU - Deployment Strategy
      4. MGU - Performance specifications
      5. MGU - Calculations
         1. MGU - Design Calculations
         2. MGU - Yields
         3. MGU - Rates
         4. MGU - Structural Calculations
         5. MGU - Power Requirements
         6. MGU - Ergonomics of Production
         7. MGU -Time Requirements
         8. MGU - Economic Breakeven Analysis
         9. MGU - Scaleability Calculations
         10. MGU - Growth Calculations
      6. MGU - Technical Drawings and CAD
      7. MGU - CAM Files
   2. MGU - Component Design
      1. MGU - Diagrams
      2. MGU - Conceptual drawings
      3. MGU - Performance specifications
      4. MGU - Performance calculations
      5. MGU - Technical drawings and CAD
      6. MGU - CAM files whenever available
   3. MGU - Subcomponents
3. MGU - Deployment and Results
   1. MGU - Production steps
   2. MGU - Flexible Fabrication or Production
   3. MGU - Bill of materials
   4. MGU - Pictures and Video
   5. MGU - Data
4. MGU - Documentation and Education
   1. MGU - Documentation
   2. MGU - Enterprise Plans
5. MGU - Resource Development
   1. MGU - Identifying Stakeholders
      1. MGU - Information Collaboration
         1. MGU - Wiki Markup
         2. MGU - Addition of Supporting References
         3. MGU - Production of diagrams, flowcharts, 3D computer models, and other qualitative information architecture
         4. MGU - Technical Calculations, Drawings, CAD, CAM, other
      2. MGU - Prototyping
      3. MGU - Funding
      4. MGU - Preordering working products
      5. MGU - Grantwriting
      6. MGU - Publicity
      7. MGU - User/Fabricator Training and Accreditation
      8. MGU - Standards and Certification Developmen
      9. MGU - Other
   2. MGU - Grantwriting
      1. MGU - Volunteer grantwriters
      2. MGU - Professional, Outcome-Based Grantwriters
   3. MGU - Collaborative Stakeholder Funding
   4. MGU - Tool and Material Donations
   5. MGU - Charitable Contributions