AWARD YEAR
2021
CATEGORY
Community
GOALS
Sustainable Cities & Communities
KEYWORDS
urban farming, sustainable agriculture, Urban Agriculture
COUNTRY
United States of America
DESIGNED BY
Framlab
WEBSITE
https://www.framlab.com/glasir
Glasir
Democratizing Urban Farming in the Borough of Trees.
Glasir is project that seeks to intervene in this scenario with a community-based system for urban farming. By combining the flexibility of modularity with the efficiency of aeroponic growth systems, the project offers self-regulating, vertical farming structures that can provide neighborhoods with affordable, local produce year-around.
As a product-service system, Glasir lends itself to different business models for different targeted user segments: private households, community centers, schools and organizations, corporations, etc. The system is also appropriate for the sharing economy as each production module can be shared among several subscribers — maximizing the available resources, while minimizing energy for production and transit. Through the use of a digital app, the module can be delivered to a chosen location for harvesting.