Questions+for+Owner

List of Questions to Ask Owner:

Indoor or outdoor composting? Amount of composting? Do you want building built for later expansion (how high do you want currently)? No What are the key elements you want in the school, farm, & kitchen? K-12 school. Expand current farm. Each fish tank can supply nutrients to more plants than current. Kitchen/restaurant to feature food locally grown with option for a store. What LEED level do you want to reach? Silver for the school. What levels of education do you wish to target the most? K-12 Is the academy a full time school or more of a learning center? Learning Center Would the housing want to be completely green by using waste from areas all over the farm? Greener the better What do you want the main focus of the farm to be? Aquaponics and Plants Do you want the exterior to reflect existing structures on the farm or surrounding buildings? Anything to bring the community What is your target budget? 5-30 million How many need housing? 40-50 How many artist plots? 8-10 with varying sizes. Currently have a blacksmith. What equipment will be needed to run all buildings? No heating for farm. Need heating for fish tanks. What is the ideal layout of the facilities? Don't have one.

Tank size? How many gallons per fish? How many fish need to be spawned to harvest 5000 every 2 weeks? Transfer tanks as fish get older? Stack fish tanks? Square feet of plants able to grow with amount of fish? How many employees need to run the place? Feasible? How many employees do they have now? What is current production rate? Could raise more fish w/o more employees? Square foot for store? Square foot for farm? Square foot/ number of artisans? Square foot for school? How many classrooms? More of a learning center? Market for the housing? Number of units? Permanent housing? Dorms? Shipping and receiving needs? Semis or straight trucks? Solar panels? Vertical wind mills?