We work with our clients to determine their long-term operational and phasing goals and incorporate that vision into a Conceptual Master Site Plan. This plan considers all operational structures and areas, as well as all future phases.

With our client’s methodology, throughput and product-offering goals in mind, we create a conceptual space plan, including all cultivation and support areas. We ensure that all production and support areas are adequately sized to accommodate planned operations and scaling. Next Big Crop floor plans focus on maximizing the allowable cultivation space, optimizing process-flow and labor efficiency, while maintaining compliance and security.

Once the floorplan is complete, it’s time to lay out the plant canopy. Depending on the long-term goals, site capabilities and budget, we work with you to determine if single-tier benching and/or multi-tier racking is the best fit for the operation. Sometimes, a combination of the two makes the most sense: single-tier for flowering plants and multi-tiered for the vegetative phase, for example. Stacking veg can create serious space savings, even in lower-ceiling scenarios. Based on the approved configuration of benches and racks, we’ll then help select lighting solutions that work best for the layou