Introduction to Biomimicry - Biomimicry, Living Buildings, and Sucessful Thinking
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What does nature have to teach us about how to be more successful in our products, buildings, businesses and society? With 3.8 billion years of experience, it turns out that nature can teach us plenty! In this brief seminar, we’ll begin to explore the new field of biomimicry - what it is, what it isn’t, and how to use it to become more successful in your practices. Examples will include the development of better products, improved performance in business and organizations, and how the Living Building Challenge applies the ideas to the built environment. Wear your running shoes!
Transcript of Introduction to Biomimicry - Biomimicry, Living Buildings, and Sucessful Thinking
Helping people achieve very energy efficient buildings
MC Escher “Metamorphosis III” (mirror-image)
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a quieter, more efficient BULLET TRAIN!
ContextIndustrial revolution: 180 ybp
Hunters to farmers: 12,000 ybp
Homo sapiens sapiens: 50,000 ybp
Life on earth: 3,850,000,000 ybp BIOMIMICRY
NATURE:Model
MentorMeasure
SUCCESSFUL:ProductsBuildings
BusinessesSociety
Why is it important?
Provides a useful way define success
Learn from the masters
Game changer: new paradigm
An idea, a discipline, problem solver
Permeates creativity and life
What is it / define Biomimicry:
“The conscious emulation of life’s genius”
“Innovation inspired by Nature”
Biomimicry is learning about from, then emulating, natural:
Forms
Processes
Ecosystems
to create more sustainable designs and systems.
Nature as Model, Mentor, Measure
Nature has already solved many of our problems!!
Manufacturers at ambient temperatures
(without heat/beat/treat)
Runs on local energy (sunlight) and water
Interactive, resilient, always life-friendly
Let’s observe how she does it …
See pages
Ask Nature.org biomimicryinstitute.org biomimicryguild.com
Real Life Examples
http://www.biomimicryinstitute.org/case-studies/case-studies/transportation.html
http://www.biomimicryinstitute.org/case-studies/case-studies/climate-change.html
Consumer
GoodsAdhesives
Transportation
Engineering
Nanotechnology Manufacturing
Medicine
Technology
Architecture
Sports Alternative
Energy
Courtesy: San Diego Zoo, Biomimicry Group
How do we do this?
1. Biology to Design
2. Challenge to BiologyWhat problem do we want to
solve?
Assisted by Biologist / Biomimic at the Design Table (BaDT)
Begin to practice:
“Quiet your cleverness”
Learn to see, understand, appreciate, emulate …
How do we do this?
Eg: How does Nature keep things clean?
Eg: How can organizations be more effective?
Eg: How does Nature create more fertility?
Bio-what?
Bio-what? examples
Bio-what? examples
title
Site
Water
Energy
Health
Materials
Equity
Beauty
Buildings
Neighborhoods
Cities
Societies
Applying ideas to the built environment …
Living Building Challenge
What if … every single act of design and construction made the world a better place?
ContextIndustrial revolution: 180 ybp
Hunters to farmers: 12,000 ybp
Homo sapiens sapiens: 50,000 ybp
Life on earth: 3,850,000,000 ybp BIOMIMICRY
NATURE:Model
MentorMeasure
SUCCESSFUL:ProductsBuildings
BusinessesSociety
leapfrog
We have the opportunity to
leapfrogover industrial technologies…
“My society and I enjoy sustainable prosperity.”
Dreams
What is
Biomimicry?
What’s next?
This is just the beginning …
Helping people achieve very energy efficient buildings
Beth Brummitt 619-531-1126 www.brummitt.com
