----- Original Message ----
> From: Alexander Hollins <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Sent: Wed, May 19, 2010 12:50:24 PM
> Subject: Re: [Vo]:Vertical farms
>
> Thank you Jed. My morning bus ride and mile walk was filled
> with
planning out how to build such a building. A lot of the designs on
> the
webpage seem to have a LOT to do with how to shape the building
> to
make best use of sunlight. My thought? LCD monitors. I
> don't know
if you've ever taken one apart, but the light source is a single
> high
power bulb at the top, and it shines down to a sandwich of two
> plastic
sheets. I'm not sure how it works, but that sandwich lights up
> evenly
all the way through, no spot near the top brighter than near
> the
bottom. and there is VERY little leakage from the bottom, it
> pretty
much uses 90-95 % of the light, and still is as bright at the
> bottom.
I'm curious how long you can make those, you could have
> mirrors
funneling sunlight into a sheet like that , have an even amount
> of
light down a wide room. with a little jiggery-pokery you can
> even
lower lighting conditions for certain rooms, and funnel the
> extra
light to other rooms with plants that can use it.
FYI
http://www.inhabitat.com/2010/04/02/sundolier-robot-pumps-sunlight-indoors-for-powerful-daylighting/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_tube#Transparent_hollow_light_guides
Harry
