The HORTUS Greenhouse Needs Tweets to Stay Alive
Senduran Bhakthakumaran — February 13, 2012 — Eco
References: architizer & treehugger
Most gardens are cultivated outdoors however this particular green patch is part of an indoor garden in which the plant-life hangs in bags from the ceiling. Visitors are asked to breathe into tubes that are connected to these plant baggies to keep the plants alive.
What’s more, this garden fiends for feedback from its visitors. Each hanging baggie contains algae that create oxygen, biomass and energy and they are all stamped with specific QR codes. One simply scans the code and follows up by tweeting about the algae’s growth to help build an online foundation of the greenhouse’s evolution. The idea is to be able to bring together energy, matter and digital information and renewable energy so that in the future, gardeners can can have a network to which they can turn to for green revolutions.
What’s more, this garden fiends for feedback from its visitors. Each hanging baggie contains algae that create oxygen, biomass and energy and they are all stamped with specific QR codes. One simply scans the code and follows up by tweeting about the algae’s growth to help build an online foundation of the greenhouse’s evolution. The idea is to be able to bring together energy, matter and digital information and renewable energy so that in the future, gardeners can can have a network to which they can turn to for green revolutions.
Trend Themes
1. Indoor Vertical Gardens - Creating indoor gardens using vertical hanging bags to save space and automate breathing systems with visitors’ feedback
2. Interactive Plant Technology - Integrating plant life with technology through QR codes and social media interactions to enhance gardeners’ network and knowledge
3. Renewable Energy for Gardening - Combining renewable energy technologies with gardening to achieve sustainable, eco-friendly growing practices
Industry Implications
1. Agriculture and Farming - Shift towards automated and sustainable indoor gardening practices that can be adapted by farmers to cultivate crops efficiently
2. Technology and Social Media - Inclusion of QR codes and social media in plant life to enhance interactivity and engagement, opening up opportunities for new tech applications
3. Green Energy - The integration of renewable energy systems in gardening, creating opportunities for new eco-friendly innovation and green energy adoption
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