In Israel, rising transportation costs have contributed to fresh produce turning from a nutritional necessity to a luxury. Factors such as scarce rainwater, concrete highrise buildings, and strong windstorms make Israel an ideal candidate for alternative agriculture methods. Tasked by the Mityaalim Foundation, our team developed an engineering plan for an urban rooftop Israeli hydroponic garden within a greenhouse. Our blueprints and instructional handbooks for the hydroponics system and greenhouse were developed through researching current methods and interviewing agricultural experts in Israel. These feature accessibility, affordability, modularity, and ease of use. Our plan will be placed on an open-source website to provide how-to instructions on growing fresh produce via hydroponics.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Morley, Rayden
• Heffernan, Kelly
• Nuzio, Sean
• Pinkhasov, Natanel

Subject

• Environment
• Food
• Sustainability
• Innovation
• Infrastructure

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-050423-165810
• 108906

Keyword

• handbook
• hydroponics
• CAD
• israel
• agriculture
• greenhouse

Advisor

• Mardilovich, Ivan P.
• Nikitina, Svetlana

Year

• 2023

Center

• Moscow, Russia/Haifa Israel Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Mityaalim Foundation

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 2 - Zero Hunger
• 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities

Date created

• 2023-05-04

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Source

• E-project-050423-165810

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2023-06-13