In a prominent landmark building in The Hague, a former Philips factory, UrbanFarmers is developing a multi-story urban farming enterprise called UF De Schilde. On the roof of the building a greenhouse will arise, while inside a fish farm and high-tech growing facility will be realised.
Priva will contribute to the climate control inside the greenhouse and the control of the LED lighting in the high-tech growing facility. Also the integration of the fish farming system in the water cycle will be controlled by Priva technology. To confirm this, Priva and UrbanFarmers have signed a letter of intent.
Largest urban farming project in Europe
With a total capital investment of EUR 2.6m, UF De Schilde will house Europe's largest commercial urban food production facility, covering a 1200 sqm rooftop greenhouse for specialty vegetables, a 300 sqm indoor fish farm, as well as a 250 sqm indoor hydroponic production facility with maximum reuse of fertilizers and LED grow lights. Already dubbed the "Times Square of Urban Farming", the building will host innovative roof signage to communicate to the outside world about what's happening inside.
Cross over between horticulture and building automation
For Priva, the project is a cross over between horticulture and building management technology. The climate inside the greenhouse and the aquaculture system will be controlled with Priva Blue ID & Top Control 8, while the water cycle and fertigation are managed through a NutriFit system.
Priva is involved in several urban farming projects. Our two market segments, horticulture and the built environment, are reinforcing each other and offer new opportunities for the application of sustainable technologies.
UrbanFarmers
UrbanFarmers already realised projects in Basel, Zurich and Berlin. Their groundbreaking innovation in rooftop farming has won several awards and gives a new impulse to the development of urban farming projects worldwide.
Where the first urban farming projects were mainly initiated by non-profit organizations, urban farming is now becoming 'serious business'. New technologies offer possibilities for cultivation in areas where it was previously impossible, like inside empty office buildings without the presence of daylight.
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