But I believe that it does something else important: it creates a visible and mental connection to food. It takes economic and ecological sense to design and build modular urban structures that combine technologies and can become part of the agricultural system , according to architect Chris Precht . Co - founder of Penda , Precht suggests concepts like The Farmhouse could reduce climate footprints by making buildings more efficient and returning food production to cities , shortening supply chains , reducing packaging and transport needs and improving health . Building and agriculture are noted as high - polluting sectors , emitting 39 % and ~30 % of global CO2 and greenhouse gases respectively ; the building sector uses a third of the world ’s energy and agriculture around 70 % of its energy reserves .
It takes economic and ecological sense to design and build modular urban structures that combine technologies and can become part of the agricultural system , according to architect Chris Precht . Co - founder of Penda , Precht suggests concepts like The Farmhouse could reduce climate footprints by making buildings more efficient and returning food production to cities , shortening supply chains , reducing packaging and transport needs and improving health . Building and agriculture are noted as high - polluting sectors , emitting 39 % and ~30 % of global CO2 and greenhouse gases respectively ; the building sector uses a third of the world ’s energy and agriculture around 70 % of its energy reserves .