VERTICAL HYDROPONIC GARDEN IRRIGATED WITH RECLAIMED WATER
While vertical gardens rise as a key pathway towards decreasing buildings’ environmental footprint and creating healthier urban environments, one-third of the world’s population is facing “high” or “extremely high” water stress. Mediterranean countries such as Spain, Portugal, Greece or Italy are currently facing challenges to expand and maintain urban green infrastructure due to the shortage and lack of water resources.
Integrating nature-based solutions in the built environment and more specifically in residential and commercial buildings depends not only on the availability of water resources to maintain green infrastructure, but also on a paradigm shift where buildings will become more autonomous following decentralised approaches.
This transformation into “green buildings”, taking advantage of refurbishment and renovation processes in existing buildings, represents a huge opportunity to apply decentralised and innovative approaches such as circular economy, nature-based solutions or hydroponic farming.
From BIOAZUL, together with Biotonomy AB, we have designed and built an innovative prototype consisting of a greywater recycling station and a vertical hydroponic garden, characterised for lower water consumption than conventional vertical gardens.
This innovative technology included elements for automated and telematic management through phyto-irrigation with nutrient control, minimizing human intervention in its maintenance.
This prototype has been installed and tested in a real and operational environment, counting with the support and commitment of the 4-star Hotel Mariposa located in the Soho district of Malaga (Spain), offering its facilities for this purpose.
PROJECT DATA
Status: Finished
Financing Program: Metabuilding (H2020) – Cascade funding
Contract nº: 440
Duration: March 1, 2022 – August 31, 2022 (6 months)
Budget: 60.000€
Contact person: Gerardo González (ggonzalez@bioazul.com)
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