Biomimetic Potentials for Building Envelope Adaptation in Egypt

Adaptive Architecture Based on Environmental Performance: An Advanced Intelligent Façade (AIF) Module

“…Biomimetic façades are adaptive façades based on nature-inspired design. This approach is based on a chosen biological principle but requires an intermediate abstraction phase from the biological principle to the façade [13,34]. Biomimetic façades should react to the changes in the current conditions similar to the reaction of living organisms to the environmental factors.…”

Inspection of Biomimicry Approaches as an Alternative to Address Climate-Related Energy Building Challenges: A Framework for Application in Panama

“…The authors in [ 40 ] investigated the ability to reduce energy consumption by applying the biomimicry approach to buildings skin design, concluding with guidelines for building skin design for more efficient energy consumption in buildings. Moreover, considering the problem of increasing cooling loads in hot climates, two buildings were evaluated in Egypt to showing the benefits of promoting biomimicry [ 41 ].…”

TALK Capability of Biomimicry for Disruptive and Sustainable Output in the Construction Industry

“…Also, the term biomimicry came from the amalgamation of the Greek words bios (life) and mīḿēsis (imitation), which literally means the 'imitation of life' or 'life imitation' [19,26]. It is described as the study and emulation of natural forms, systems, strategies, processes, operations and elements with the potential to resolve human complexities and issues in a sustainable manner [27]. Biomimicry entails proffering design solutions with sustainable attributes through the study and conscious emulation of forms, processes, and ecosystems in nature [28].…”

“…Based on this ideology, designers, professionals, and other stakeholders will be equipped with the requisite capacity to apply biomimicry to increase the sustainability of existing creations and to produce novel designs, materials, technologies and inventions with sustainable attributes. With nature as a model, inspiration is drawn from nature's forms, strategies and systems to tackle challenges in a sustainable manner [27]. Seeing nature as a measure, human innovations, designs and solutions will be evaluated for sustainability against standards exhibited in nature through their over 3.8 billion years of evolution [41].…”