Fixed Formwork and Green Fences from Plastic Waste
1. Conventional formwork is made of very fragile polystyrene, which must be plastered and painted.
In addition, this soft polystyrene does not allow pouring a large amount of concrete at the same time.
Polystyrol requires a great deal of care because it is easy to break.
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Conventional vertical garden makes it easy to grow only greens and lettuce.
Other vegetables such as eggplant, bell peppers, and cabbage genetically need a lot of soil for their roots.
These extra volumes, with expensive steel frames and expanded clay, are too expensive for traditional hydroponics.
Therefore, these vegetables are grown in the traditional way in the land. Accordingly, their yield per square meter is very low and the costs of heating greenhouses are high.
1. The blocks offered by us are made of solid plastic.
They are not massive - like the existing ones - which is very expensive and uneconomical.
They have thin walls and no bottoms.
They have partitions for durability and a thermal barrier coating is in the middle.
But when polystyrene concrete is poured into the block, this thermal layer is no longer needed.
The partitions have such a configuration that the block can easily be halved.
The walls of the blocks have grooves in the middle - for ease and accuracy when cutting in the middle.
These blocks have such ends and cuts that they are attached both longitudinally and transversely to each other so that they form a single empty space in the volume of the wall.
And when concrete is poured into this space, a wall is created that does not have to be plastered and painted. The desired color and texture are applied to the blocks during casting.
This saves building material and labor.
2. Our innovation reduces the cost of construction and operation by at least 2 times, increases the yield of vegetables at least 4-5 times and proportionally reduces the cost of heat in greenhouses.
In addition, this very cheap design allows all types of vegetables to be grown completely environmentally friendly on natural soil without any additional sophisticated equipment.
Several versions for such vertical farms are possible, the common features of which are a simple, cheap design and a single soil.
1. These fixed formworks are most suitable for building basements, as they provide waterproofing without additional devices and save up to 90% of insulating materials.
Thus, all customers who need to build a basement will be interested in buying these blocks.
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Our innovation is available not only to large companies with great investment opportunities, but also to any farmers in proportion to their income. That is, each farmer can increase the area of arable land vertically and increase the yield from each square meter by 4-5 times
Our team consists of high-level specialists and we will attract even more specialists if this project is funded.
- Reduce emissions from multifamily housing during construction, operation, and end-of-life while addressing barriers to local adoption.
- Georgia
- Prototype: A venture or organization building and testing its product, service, or business model, but which is not yet serving anyone
The concept of vertical gardens has already been tested, and the stability of the formwork is beyond doubt, since plastic is stronger than polystyrene.
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We hope to find new followers and investors.
- Human Capital (e.g. sourcing talent, board development)
- Monitoring & Evaluation (e.g. collecting/using data, measuring impact)
- Product / Service Distribution (e.g. delivery, logistics, expanding client base)
- Public Relations (e.g. branding/marketing strategy, social and global media)
- Technology (e.g. software or hardware, web development/design)
1. Unlike fixed formwork made of soft polystyrene, our hard plastic blocks do not require plastering and painting.
The color and texture of the blocks can be planned during casting.
In addition, the cost of hard plastic is not more than the cost of polystyrene.
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Despite the external similarity with other vertical gardens, the presented design has two essential know-hows, which are recognized as an invention by world-class experts. It won two international competitions - IDEANCO and Launch Fort Harvesting Challenge.
There are two innovative aspects:
1. The blocks are shaped in such a way that they hold each other without an expensive steel frame. Therefore, the construction costs of this farm are at least 2-3 times less than that of a conventional vertical farm, because the steel frame makes up about half of the cost.
2. The shape of the blocks ensures the unity of the soil throughout the entire volume of the vertical farm. This allows you to grow not only greens and lettuce, but also those vegetables that are difficult to grow in conventional vertical hydroponics - eggplant, bell peppers, etc. Thus, the yield per square meter increases by 4-5 times, and, accordingly, the cost of heating greenhouses is also reduced.
1. The construction process will be faster and cheaper, as this hard plastic fixed formwork eliminates the cost of plastering and painting and reduces labor costs.
They accelerate the pace of construction, as they allow you to pour more concrete at the same time.
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Our innovation reduces the cost of construction and operation by at least 2 times, increases the yield of vegetables at least 4-5 times and proportionally reduces the cost of heat in greenhouses.
In addition, this very cheap design allows all types of vegetables to be grown completely environmentally friendly on natural soil without any additional sophisticated equipment.
- 9. Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
- 11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
- 12. Responsible Consumption and Production
1. The main indicator of our innovation will be the reduction in the consumption of cement, the production of which is responsible for 15% of hydrocarbon emissions. Whereas plastic is trash. Those. this innovation reduces CO2 emissions and cleans up the environment from waste.
2. Green fences around houses will catch a lot of carbonates.
1. Our innovation will allow communities to build faster and cheaper not only residential buildings, but also any other outbuildings - garages, sheds, etc.
2. Residents will be able to grow vegetables right on the fences.
This innovation allows to use robots in the construction process as it is easy to operate with this bloks
- A new technology
1. f very soft polystyrene formwork works, then hard plastic blocks will work easier and more efficiently.
2. If the Garden Tower works, then our innovation is at least 30% more ergonomic.
- Manufacturing Technology
- Materials Science
- Georgia
- Ukraine
- Hybrid of for-profit and nonprofit
Our innovation is available to everyone. We are not going to limit it to anyone.
1. We will sell our blocks to construction companies for the construction of basement floors, where waterproofing and thermal conductivity are key indicators.
The cost of our blocks is about the same as the cost of polystyrene blocks, but surpass them in terms of efficiency and ergonomics.
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We will use all available production, marketing and sales tools in accordance with the above mentioned market segments.
The cost of phytoblocks is very small compared to its energy efficiency and profitability - so the price will be relatively higher than the cost. . That is, the rate of net profit will be much more than 25%.
- Individual consumers or stakeholders (B2C)
We will use all available and profitable opportunities
We received a monetary award from UNDP Georgia for vertical gardens. Such green walls can be built around private houses too, as well as along autobahns as sound insulation.
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