In this video - rather than using simulation to improve comfort for people we focus on improving conditions for growing produce in rather harsh locations. The project involved helping a local consortium figure if their BIG IDEA - of using local waste heat from a manufacturing process to heat an better than normal poly-tunnel. They were at the far end of a long supply change and wanted to see if they could grow edibles beyond the limited hardy stock that were possible in open fields.
They asked some intriguing questions. And even though we don't have green thumbs we made a simulation model that helped them gain confidence in their ideas. The process followed our "Delay detail until the big ideas are confirmed" and allowed us to work through a matrix of ideas prior to investing in detailed models.
22 ноя 2023
