Modular Climate Controlled Indoor Greenhouse
Problem statement
In urban environments across the world, people are turning towards houseplants to bring nature indoors, enhance well-being and improve indoor air quality. According to a 2025 Market Analysis Report by GVR, the global indoor farming market (which includes greenhouses, vertical farms, hydroponics) was valued at $42.08 billion in 2024, and is expected to reach $88.48 billion by 20352. This community of plant enthusiasts values organic connection and self-expression through greenery, yet they face limitations due to space constraints and a lack of proper conditions to ensure their plants will thrive. Existing basic options such as standalone planters or greenhouse tents lack integrated systems for climate control, lighting, or watering, limiting their effectiveness in imitating the outdoor environments which enable healthy plant growth. More advanced products typically emphasize food production, which makes them unsuitable or unappealing for those who use plants to enhance their home decor and personal style. Solutions that allow more control over plant conditions also ignore one of the fundamentals of healthy plants: they grow. An elegant modular greenhouse system featuring environmental control would allow plant enthusiasts to maximize their plant growth while achieving flexibility in space requirements and enhancing the look of their homes or workspaces. Moderately well-off houseplant growers need a way to control the conditions and growing space of their plants because they want to effectively grow plants within the space and conditions of their homes.
Team members
Kimberly Abbott – communicator
Hailey Levanetz – accountant
Leah Uttley – facilitator
Natasha Singh – admin
Client
Graham Wabiszewski
UW – Mechanical Engineering