Author: Tom Pfotzer

Here’s what’s been done since the last report Here’s what’s coming up next Issues We’ve got some known issues: The Pix Here are a few…

We now have an operationally testable system. Yay!! Current Status Here’s where we are now: What’s Next The next steps will be: The Story in…

I’ve transitioned out of the design phase of the project and into construction. If you’re interested in learning about all the factors that affected the…

Here’s a short progress report that describes the new learning and thinking I’ve done and the new manufacturing capacity I’ve added over the past few…

Note: The first draft of the Operations Guide is worth writing early in the design process. Why is that? Because one of our prime requirements…

This is the first version of the Master Design for the hydroponics system. This shows all the major components, and how they relate to one…

Here are several hydroponics designs that others have created. What is your assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of each design? Note that our requirements…

It’s time to design, build and operate a new household-scale production system. The new product will be a hydroponics growing system I’ll use to grow…

These are the latest requirements for the hydroponics system I’m building. Mandatory Requirements. The system must: Optional Requirements. The system should: These are very rudimentary…

The U.S. Energy Information Agency publishes an annual two-page report which shows what types of energy we use, and how we use it. This one…