A model based on Biomimicry to enhance ecologically sustainable design

Gamage, Arosha; Hyde, Richard

doi:10.1080/00038628.2012.709406

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“…Nature provides a large database of adaptation strategies that can be implemented in design in general, and in the design of building envelopes in particular. Several benefits are identified for applying biomimetics to solving building problems, such as enhancing creativity and innovation [40][41][42]; optimizing resource (i.e., materials and energy) use in buildings [43]; lowering pollution, benefiting health, and mitigating urban heat island effects [44]; and providing a foundation for environmentally responsive developments [45][46][47][48][49]. Two main approaches with various terminologies exist in biomimetics: (1) solution-based, where an observation of nature inspires a technological application; and (2) problem-based, where a solution from nature is sought for a particular engineering problem.…”

Section: Biomimeticsmentioning

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Form Follows Environment: Biomimetic Approaches to Building Envelope Design for Environmental Adaptation

Badarnah

2017

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Building envelopes represent the interface between the outdoor environment and the indoor occupied spaces. They are often considered as barriers and shields, limiting solutions that adapt to environmental changes. Nature provides a large database of adaptation strategies that can be implemented in design in general, and in the design of building envelopes in particular. Biomimetics, where solutions are obtained by emulating strategies from nature, is a rapidly growing design discipline in engineering, and an emerging field in architecture. This paper presents a biomimetic approach to facilitate the generation of design concepts, and enhance the development of building envelopes that are better suited to their environments. Morphology plays a significant role in the way systems adapt to environmental conditions, and provides a multi-functional interface to regulate heat, air, water, and light. In this work, we emphasize the functional role of morphology for environmental adaptation, where distinct morphologies, corresponding processes, their underlying mechanisms, and potential applications to buildings are distinguished. Emphasizing this morphological contribution to environmental adaptation would enable designers to apply a proper morphology for a desired environmental process, hence promoting the development of adaptive solutions for building envelopes.

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Form Follows Environment: Biomimetic Approaches to Building Envelope Design for Environmental Adaptation

Badarnah

2017

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“…It seeks sustainable solutions by imitating nature's patterns and strategies (Zanowick, 2011). According to Gamage & Hyde (2012), biomimicry could be called 'strong ecological design' because it advocates using the same materials and processes applied by nature closely. Reap (2009) used three verbs to define biomimicry: 'study, imitate and solve'.…”

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“…Biomimicry has achieved some innovative and efficient technologies in materials and product, and has resulted in numerous innovations in fields such as transportation, material science and medicine. It is also gaining recognition in the design professions such as architecture (Gamage & Hyde, 2012). Designers and architects are becoming more interested and aware of how much nature can offer to improve the way the systems function.…”

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“…Most of green building's definition states that ecology and ecological principles are important for the designing of green buildings. However, some critics claim that ecological or natural-based principles do not exist in a coherent manner in the green buildings (Gamage & Hyde, 2012). Some other critics suggest that most green building designs operate as a collection of eco-technologies such as photovoltaic panels and eco materials (Yeang, 2006).…”

Section: Green Building and Naturementioning

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“…Some other critics suggest that most green building designs operate as a collection of eco-technologies such as photovoltaic panels and eco materials (Yeang, 2006). This illustrates a lack of knowledge in understanding the significance of holistic integration (Gamage & Hyde, 2012). According to Kibert (2012), the progress of high-performance green building requires the ability of the design team to understand and apply ecology and its principles.…”

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Biomimicry refers to a cooperative process that develops a sustainable world by taking inspiration from the structure, function, process, and mechanism of an organism adapted to the environment through the evolution of nature. A classification system of biomimicry from a biological and ecological point of view (biology push) can provide a framework for the sustainable development of society, the environment, and the economy. Thus, the purpose of this study was to categorize biological and ecological functions and to present a collaborative biomimicry system that suggests engineering and industrial sectors where biomimicry functions can be applied. Based on biology push, the biological and ecological functions were divided into six groups with subgroups of specific features, related to the fields of technology and industry. Through the formulation of the new biological functional framework, the biomimicry system can be used as a simple classification tool to determine the expected value of the final product as well as provide the knowledge data required in engineering and industry.

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A model based on Biomimicry to enhance ecologically sustainable design

Cited by 86 publications

References 17 publications

Form Follows Environment: Biomimetic Approaches to Building Envelope Design for Environmental Adaptation

Form Follows Environment: Biomimetic Approaches to Building Envelope Design for Environmental Adaptation

Special Issue 1 : 2017

Biological and ecological classification of biomimicry from a biology push standpoint

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