- Beyond Sustainability - The Case for Regenerative Design
- Understanding Place - Climate, Site, and Solar Geometry
- The Six Integrated Systems - An Overview
- Building with the Earth—Natural Materials
- Passive Solar Design - Heating and Cooling Without Machines
- Off-Grid Energy Systems - Power from the Sun
- Water - Catching, Storing, and Cycling
- Liquid Waste Treatment - Botanical Systems
- Food Systems—Buildings That Feed
- Community Design - Scaling Up
- The Integrated Design Process
- Appendix A: Glossary of Key Terms
- Appendix B: The Pangea Textbook Series
- Appendix C: Key Design Principles at a Glance
- The Regenerative Community Vision
- Site Assessment and Land Reading
- Land Use Law and Legal Frameworks
- Master Planning for Regenerative Communities
- Infrastructure Systems Integration
- Housing Typologies and Density Design
- Community Governance Structures
- Economic Models for Community Development
- Phased Development Strategy
- Community Resilience and Long-Term Stewardship
- Appendix A: Legal Entity Comparison Chart
- Appendix B: Community Design Checklist
- Appendix C: Glossary of Community Development Terms
Aquaponics is an integrated food production system that combines fish cultivation (aquaculture) with plant growing (hydroponics) in a recirculating water system. Fish produce waste that is converted by bacteria into nutrients that plants can absorb; the plants clean the water, which is returned to the fish. The system produces both fish protein and vegetables from a compact footprint with very low water consumption compared to conventional agriculture.
An aquaponics system can be integrated into a regenerative building as part of the greenhouse complex or as a standalone indoor unit. The water and temperature requirements of aquaponics (warm, clean, well-oxygenated water, and warm air temperature for most productive fish and plant species) align well with greenhouse conditions. A modest aquaponics system of 2 to 4 cubic meters of fish tank volume and a comparable area of growing media can produce 50 to 100 kilograms of fish and several hundred kilograms of vegetables per year from a space the size of a large living room.