Grant: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
$25,000.00
Rooftop Greenhouse for Commercial Culinary Operations
FY 2013-14
Summary
Downtownfood (dtf), a small, local restaurant in Calgary has approached SAIT's Applied Researchand Innovation Services (ARIS) department to help develop their rooftop greenhouse concept into acommercial product. The owner would like to prototype a greenhouse and produce an experimental growingplan which will allow for replication, commercialization and economic benefit for restaurants, educationalinstitutions and businesses. Challenges to the project will include building and developing to code for arooftop, prototyping a greenhouse that is able to withstand Calgary's climatic variation and providing profitablepurchase option for Canadian companies.
Program
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Location
Alberta, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
461051-2013
Name nom
Zahavich, Alex
Department département
Applied Research and Innovation Services
Organization id
10
Institution établissement
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
Province en
Alberta
Province fr
Alberta
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2013
Competition year année de concours
2013
Award amount
25000
Program id
CARD1
Program name en
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Program name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée - niveau 1
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
1561
Committee name en
Applied Research and Development Grants
Committee name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée
Area of application code
519
Area of application group en
Manufacturing processes and products
Area of application group fr
Procédés et produits industriels
Area of application en
Other manufactured products and processes
Area of application fr
Autres produits et procédés de fabrication
Research subject code
1700
Research subject group en
Design and manufacturing
Research subject group fr
Conception et fabrication
Research subject en
Design and manufacturing
Research subject fr
Conception et fabrication
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Rooftop Greenhouse for Commercial Culinary Operations
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Downtownfood (dtf), a small, local restaurant in Calgary has approached SAIT's Applied Researchand Innovation Services (ARIS) department to help develop their rooftop greenhouse concept into acommercial product. The owner would like to prototype a greenhouse and produce an experimental growingplan which will allow for replication, commercialization and economic benefit for restaurants, educationalinstitutions and businesses. Challenges to the project will include building and developing to code for arooftop, prototyping a greenhouse that is able to withstand Calgary's climatic variation and providing profitablepurchase option for Canadian companies.
