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Old Las Vegas Had A Farm
Published on 2008-01-28 by Skyscrapernews.com
Las Vegas, stomping ground of the high roller, world capital of glitz and glamour, home to the American dream... and very soon farmers.
Yes, it seems those whacky Americans have come up with an idea which will actually have a positive impact on the environment - the first ever Vertical farm to be built in a city that uses about 3,400,000 kWh/year in electricity and wastes more energy than you can shake a stick at.
Its long been realised that in order to cope with the world populations need for housing the only way for housing, work and shopping space is to go upwards but now plans are afoot to take food production in a skyward direction.
When built the vertical farm will have 30 storeys where about 100 different kinds of crops from strawberries to courgettes and even mini banana trees can be grown in fully controllable environments, putting an end to bad whether wiping out entire crops in one foul swoop.
The project developed by Dickinson Despommier will cost a whopping $200 million to get off the ground and revenue per year is expected to be $25 million from the sale of produce with a further $15 million from tourism. It's hoped the farm will be a welcome addition to the Las Vegas experience. This will make it just as profitable to run as a casino but it will have a much lower running cost of $6 million per year.
The farm will grow enough food to feed 72,000 people a year which although impressive is a drop in the ocean as visitor numbers to the city hit over 37 million a year and the produce will be sold to the surrounding hotels, casinos and other local businesses which will reduce both the cost of shipping and the distance covered to deliver them, cutting the carbon foot print further still.
Finishing touches to the design are expected to be complete some time this year and its planned to have the farm up and running by 2010, whether it will just stick to fruit and veg is unknown. In some sort of freak accident pigs may fly, well briefly at least.
Old Las Vegas Had A Farm
Published on 2008-01-28 by Skyscrapernews.com
Las Vegas, stomping ground of the high roller, world capital of glitz and glamour, home to the American dream... and very soon farmers.
Yes, it seems those whacky Americans have come up with an idea which will actually have a positive impact on the environment - the first ever Vertical farm to be built in a city that uses about 3,400,000 kWh/year in electricity and wastes more energy than you can shake a stick at.
Its long been realised that in order to cope with the world populations need for housing the only way for housing, work and shopping space is to go upwards but now plans are afoot to take food production in a skyward direction.
When built the vertical farm will have 30 storeys where about 100 different kinds of crops from strawberries to courgettes and even mini banana trees can be grown in fully controllable environments, putting an end to bad whether wiping out entire crops in one foul swoop.
The project developed by Dickinson Despommier will cost a whopping $200 million to get off the ground and revenue per year is expected to be $25 million from the sale of produce with a further $15 million from tourism. It's hoped the farm will be a welcome addition to the Las Vegas experience. This will make it just as profitable to run as a casino but it will have a much lower running cost of $6 million per year.
The farm will grow enough food to feed 72,000 people a year which although impressive is a drop in the ocean as visitor numbers to the city hit over 37 million a year and the produce will be sold to the surrounding hotels, casinos and other local businesses which will reduce both the cost of shipping and the distance covered to deliver them, cutting the carbon foot print further still.
Finishing touches to the design are expected to be complete some time this year and its planned to have the farm up and running by 2010, whether it will just stick to fruit and veg is unknown. In some sort of freak accident pigs may fly, well briefly at least.
