What are the Potential Applications?

Empty Commercial Spaces

Post-secondaries - Interdisciplinary Research & Advancing Innovation to Industry

Schools K-12

Senior Housing

Food Service Provider - Procurement

Addiction and Recovery Centers

Restauranteurs

Correctional Facilities

Food Banks

City and Municipal Community

Urban Planning and Development

Indigenous Nations and Reservations

Sports Franchises

Taking a look at the bigger picture of a nation's (food) security, there is a tremendous opportunity for Canada to lead the world in providing for a healthier population and stronger nation. CEHort would like improve food self-reliance for Canada and Canadians.

By engaging Canadians, Canadian businesses, Canadian entrepreneurs, Canadian athletes, Canadian educational institutions, and the Canadian government led by the peers elected for your security and health representation, WE, can unite to do something truly special.

IF Canadians can unite under a food security patriotism where we are all stakeholders, we will be a nation capable of a food security system of better healthier food through regional and local production systems that benefit all Canadians in health and opportunity.

Smart Solutions in Protected Growing

CEHort is looking to the future of feeding people. The approach is to evaluate the plant-oriented nutritional needs of the population, then specialize in building the best model of plant cultivation, working outwards, given the cultivar species. The intent is to facilitate the construction, HVAC systems, automated controls, and logistical cultivation design to optimize the plant and its environment, maximizing outputs. This can be done through the construction of full turn-key facilities, retrofitting commercial buildings, urban and community agriplanning, city-wide community applications, or school lunch / food service provider programs to best feed the future of a nation of people. CEHort offers clients the best ways to use the innovations, resources, energy, and space economically, sustainably, and efficiently.

CEHort is beyond grateful to the post-secondary pilot projects being developed to optimize the human food supply so food insecure regions or nations, can become more secure.

Customized Production Optimization

Sustainable Design

The intent is to use math and science to identify the consumer, industry, and/or political need to construct the facility or work within an existing one. How feasible are the costs compared to the deliverables? How many employees will be needed adding to the operational costs? What are the resource and energy requirements for the size of the structure and cultivars to be cultivated? What environmental controls are required to manage the internal grow area? Is it a research facility for a post-secondary institution, a cultivation facility for school lunch programs, or a large-scale project that feeds tens or hundreds of thousands of urbanites?

Efficient Construction

The traditional greenhouse can grow many plants but is incredibly inefficient considering the volume of space, materials, and climate. If looking to construct a turn-key facility, the CEHort design has been developed to satisfy the client's cultivation needs. The structure is built to the design plans and project specifications. Our approach in building a new facility is to incorporate as much below-ground technology and space using the earth as one of the best insulators. Any permits, zoning, and regulatory requirements are obtained. Subcontracted vendors will be sourced and vetted to build each component given their areas of expertise, following the approved plans. Evaluation in the design phase will isolate the areas of added expenses including back-up systems, primarily based on water, power, and internal operations.

Customization to Optimize

What are the variables to address for a cultivar species being grown in an indoor environment? Thermal losses, insulation, air intake and removals, fans, purification, movement, pressure, CO2, humidity, temperature. Irrigation design around the plants needs to optimize water use per zone(s). Optimized racking and media, inclusive of living soils. Plant size to optimize cultivation, including vertical mechanisms maximized per internal volume, operations and workflow, sensors and automation, back-up systems, safety, processing, harvesting, packaging, and produce ready for sale. This comprehensive approach will create an environment for the best possible deliverables.

How are you Growing Plants?

Grow Area

Racking w Artificial Lighting

Scaled Vertical Farming & CEA

Nature-based or Synthetic

Water Costs and Availability

How Feasible is that Growing?

Power Source and Costs

Cultivar Yields per Square Foot

Labour and Operational Costs

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