TY - GEN
T1 - Controlled Environment Agriculture Design Standards (CEADS)
T2 - 2023 American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting, ASABE 2023
AU - Stutte, G. W.
AU - Parrish, C. H.
AU - Bunchek, J. M.
AU - Ashton, W. S.
AU - Waller, R. E.
AU - Liotta, M.
AU - de Souza, S. Valle
AU - Giacomelli, G. A.
AU - Weeraratne, T.
AU - Wilder, C.
AU - Nemeth, B.
AU - Wu, C.
AU - Kessler, D.
AU - Lefsrud, M. G.
AU - McBride, P. M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 ASABE Annual International Meeting. All Rights Reserved.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) is a technology-based approach to farming to optimize environmental conditions for plant growth while minimizing the use of resources such as land, energy and water. By creating ideal conditions for production these complex growing systems enable a significant improvement in product quality and continuous, year-round production regardless of regional climate conditions. These facilities have many forms - greenhouse, vertical farm, grow room, horizonal farm and container farm - but all share unique technical advantages that have positioned CEA to dominate the future of urban agriculture, in which affordable space is often the primary limiting factor in crop production. Producers within CEA face several challenges, including high energy costs and maintaining food safety when there is a high degree of material reuse and cycling. The Controlled Environment Agriculture Design Standards (CEADS) project was launched in 2019, when CEA professionals from the private sector, government, and academia recognized the need to define goals for the sustainable advancement of the rapidly growing CEA industry. Encompassing the management of energy, water, materials, byproducts, pests, labor, finances, and equity concerns, CEADS prioritized industry-vetted best practices into quantifiable peer-reviewed standards. CEA enterprises can utilize CEADS to guide the entire planning, design, construction, operation and expansion phases of their growing facilities, enhancing long-term business success for a more resilient and sustainable CEA industry overall. This paper discusses the sustainability challenges facing CEA, the role of standards and other approaches for improving operational performance, and how CEADS has developed documentation to address these needs.
AB - Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) is a technology-based approach to farming to optimize environmental conditions for plant growth while minimizing the use of resources such as land, energy and water. By creating ideal conditions for production these complex growing systems enable a significant improvement in product quality and continuous, year-round production regardless of regional climate conditions. These facilities have many forms - greenhouse, vertical farm, grow room, horizonal farm and container farm - but all share unique technical advantages that have positioned CEA to dominate the future of urban agriculture, in which affordable space is often the primary limiting factor in crop production. Producers within CEA face several challenges, including high energy costs and maintaining food safety when there is a high degree of material reuse and cycling. The Controlled Environment Agriculture Design Standards (CEADS) project was launched in 2019, when CEA professionals from the private sector, government, and academia recognized the need to define goals for the sustainable advancement of the rapidly growing CEA industry. Encompassing the management of energy, water, materials, byproducts, pests, labor, finances, and equity concerns, CEADS prioritized industry-vetted best practices into quantifiable peer-reviewed standards. CEA enterprises can utilize CEADS to guide the entire planning, design, construction, operation and expansion phases of their growing facilities, enhancing long-term business success for a more resilient and sustainable CEA industry overall. This paper discusses the sustainability challenges facing CEA, the role of standards and other approaches for improving operational performance, and how CEADS has developed documentation to address these needs.
KW - Benchmarks
KW - Circular Bioeconomy
KW - Controlled Environment Agriculture
KW - Design Standards
KW - Energy Use Efficiency
KW - Equity
KW - Greenhouses
KW - Light Use Efficiency
KW - Resilience
KW - Sustainability
KW - Vertical Farming
KW - Water Use Efficiency
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U2 - 10.13031/aim.202300135
DO - 10.13031/aim.202300135
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85183581820
T3 - 2023 ASABE Annual International Meeting
BT - 2023 ASABE Annual International Meeting
PB - American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers
Y2 - 9 July 2023 through 12 July 2023
ER -