Energy Efficient Vertical Farming – Presented by Yangang Xing, Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University, at the Vertical Farming Conference, on Jun 27, 2018, at Brightlands Campus, Villa Flora, Venlo, The Netherlands. The conference is part of a two-day agri-food event with 4 conferences, an expo, a 3D Food Printing Masterclass, plus more activities and workshops.

A brief overview of historical perspective of food and energy consumption will be presented, current state of the arts of vertical farming practices will be discussed.

About Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University
The Welsh School of Architecture is one of the top schools of architecture in the UK, as indicated by our position in key league tables and professional rankings. For the past three years we have been listed among the top 50 schools specialising in architecture and the built environment in the QS World Rankings. We have high rankings for student satisfaction, coming top in the Russell Group of 24 leading UK universities for overall student satisfaction in the 2017 National Student Survey (NSS). In 2017, the 100 largest UK architectural practices also ranked us in the top three best schools in the country.

About Agrifood Innovation Event
The Agrifood Innovation Event is a dedicated and focused business and research platform, unique in bringing together European and global companies from the entire food industry chain: supply chain with customers, producers, retailers and researchers.

The Agrifood Innovation Event is a two-day Event (June 27-28, 2018) that includes 4 dedicated conferences and an expo.