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about BIOMIMICRYnature as model, measure and mentor
| BIOMIMICRY | 1.INTRODUCTION |17th AUGUST | PAGE 2 |
AN INTRODUCTION
Design inspired by nature – NOT blind imitation but inspiration for transforming the principles of nature into successful design
The Calla Lily A Water Mixer
PHYSICAL MANIFESTATIONS
| BIOMIMICRY | 2.EXAMPLES OF BIOMIMICRY |17th AUGUST | PAGE 4 |
GECKO TAPE
Inspiration Precedence Product
| BIOMIMICRY | 2. EXAMPLES OF BIOMIMICRY |17th AUGUST | PAGE 5 |
SHARKLET TECHNOLOGIES
Textiles
Surfaces
Inspiration Precedence
| BIOMIMICRY | 2.EXAMPLES OF BIOMIMICRY |17th AUGUST | PAGE 6 |
THE BULLET TRAIN
Inspiration Precedence Product
NATURE’S ECONOMY
| BIOMIMICRY | 3. NATURE’S ECONOMY |17th AUGUST | PAGE 8 |
NATURE’S ECONOMICS
Flour Beetles Ragweed Redwood
Type I Type II Type III
-Opportunistic
-Parasitic
-Unable to recycle waste
- In between
Different systems of give and take
-Conserve energy
-Equilibrium
- Do more with less
| BIOMIMICRY | 3. NATURE’S ECONOMY |17th AUGUST | PAGE 9 |
NATURE’S ECONOMICS
Ecosystem Attributes Developing Stages
(Type 1)
Mature Stages
(Type 3)
Food Chain Linear Weblike
Species Diversity Low High
Body Size Small Large
Life Cycles Short, Simple Long, Complex
Internal Symbiosis(cooperative relationships)
Undeveloped Developed
Nutrient Conservation(closed-loop cycling)
Poor Good
Nutrient exchange rate between organisms and environment
Fast Slow
Role of dead organic matter in regeneration
Unimportant Important
Stability Poor Good
Difference between Type 1 and Type 3 Systems
| BIOMIMICRY | 3. NATURE’S ECONOMY |17th AUGUST | PAGE 10 |
TEN COMMANDMENTS OF THE REDWOOD CLAN
Organisms in a mature ecosystem:
1. Use waste as a resource2. Diversify and cooperate to fully use the habitat3. Gather and use energy efficiently4. Optimize rather than maximize5. Use materials sparingly6. Don’t foul their nests7. Don’t draw down resources8. Remain in balance with the biosphere9. Run on information10.Shop locally
A NEW BENCHMARK OR MEASURE?
| BIOMIMICRY | 3. NATURE’S ECONOMY |17th AUGUST | PAGE 11 |
OUR MODUS OPERANDI
How will we conduct business?
FROM LINEAR…Type I
Extraction to Production to Consumption to Disposal
| BIOMIMICRY | 4. OUR MODUS OPERANDI |17th AUGUST | PAGE 12 |
OUR MODUS OPERANDI
How will we conduct business?
SELF-SUSTAININGType III
TO…
BIOMIMICRY AND ARCHITECTURE
“KunstHaus Wien, Vienna”
IMMITATION IS THE SINCEREST FORM OF FLATTERY
“Beijing National Stadium”
| BIOMIMICRY | 4. BIOMIMICRY AND ARCHITECTURE |18th AUGUST | PAGE 2 |
Bird Island HomesYTL Land’s Bird Island Green Homes Competition
A Nest To Live In, Grant Associates (UK)
Rafflesia by Zoka Zola (Chicago)
| BIOMIMICRY | 4. BIOMIMICRY AND ARCHITECTURE |18th AUGUST | PAGE 2 |
Council House 2
Architecture (CH2), Mick Pearce with DesignInc., 2005
Maximum Six Green Star rating
| BIOMIMICRY | 4. BIOMIMICRY AND ARCHITECTURE |18th AUGUST | PAGE 2 |
“DIVERSIFY AND COOPERATE TO FULLY USE THE HABITAT”
Same amount of foliage on the building as original state of site
Harvests sunlight, cool night air, water, wind and rain
Use of natural convection, thermal mass, ventilation stacks and water for cooling
| BIOMIMICRY | 4. BIOMIMICRY AND ARCHITECTURE |18th AUGUST | PAGE 2 |
“USE WASTE AS RESOURCES”
Sustainable timber selection
Recycled structural steel
Recycled structural concrete
PVC minimisation
| BIOMIMICRY | 4. BIOMIMICRY AND ARCHITECTURE |18th AUGUST | PAGE 2 |
“USE WASTE AS RESOURCES”
Recycled
Untreated
from old housing frames
Use waste as amenities
| BIOMIMICRY | 4. BIOMIMICRY AND ARCHITECTURE |18th AUGUST | PAGE 2 |
“GATHER AND USE ENERGY EFFICIENTLY”
micro-turbine (co-generation)
lifts generate power in breaking mode
solar hot water produced by 48 square metres of solar hot water panels on roof, supplemented by gas boiler
solar power (PV cells) : 3.5kW energy used to power Western timber shutters
Gas-fired micro-turbine Electricity
Waste heat Used in A/C plant
Heating hot water; cooling via absorption
chiller
| BIOMIMICRY | 4. BIOMIMICRY AND ARCHITECTURE |18th AUGUST | PAGE 2 |
“OPTIMIZE RATHER THEN MAXIMIZE”
| BIOMIMICRY | 4. BIOMIMICRY AND ARCHITECTURE |18th AUGUST | PAGE 2 |
“OPTIMIZE RATHER THEN MAXIMIZE”
| BIOMIMICRY | 4. BIOMIMICRY AND ARCHITECTURE |18th AUGUST | PAGE 2 |
“OPTIMIZE RATHER THEN MAXIMIZE”
| BIOMIMICRY | 4. BIOMIMICRY AND ARCHITECTURE |18th AUGUST | PAGE 2 |
“OPTIMIZE RATHER THEN MAXIMIZE”
| BIOMIMICRY | 4. BIOMIMICRY AND ARCHITECTURE |18th AUGUST | PAGE 2 |
Water• 72% reduction in mains water consumption compared to the existing Council House of similar size• Multi-Water Reuse (MWR) sewer mining plant• Sprinkler water reclaim and rainwater collection
Waste• building waste during construction was recycled (87%)• recycling carried through within building after operations waste separation
“DON’T DRAW DOWN RESOURCES”
MASDAR- city as an eco-system
Communities (MASDAR), Foster + Partners, 2007-2023
Carbon neutral, Zero waste community http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeuXryPNvWY&feature=related
| BIOMIMICRY | 5.BIOMIMICRY AND ARCHITECTURE |17th AUGUST | PAGE 16 |
“USE WASTE AS RESOURCES”
Human / Food waste Fertilizer use for plantation
Food SourceHuman
Closing the loop
| BIOMIMICRY | 5.BIOMIMICRY AND ARCHITECTURE |17th AUGUST | PAGE 17 |
“OPTIMIZE RATHER THEN MAXIMIZE”
Building Material (fencing)
Manufacturer(recyclable plastics)
After life of Masdar
Manufacturer(concrete)
Road Construction
Doing more with less
| BIOMIMICRY | 5.BIOMIMICRY AND ARCHITECTURE |17th AUGUST | PAGE 18 |
“DON’T FOUL THEIR NESTS”
No Vehicle No power plant
+ = Carbon Neutral
Electricity source from Green Technology | Banning of carbon main culprit (Vehicle)
| BIOMIMICRY | 5.BIOMIMICRY AND ARCHITECTURE |17th AUGUST | PAGE 19 |
“DON’T DRAW DOWN RESOURCES”
Grey water & Solid waste
Crops
H2O CaptionReduce 75% desalination
Irrigation recovery
80% water recycled/reuse as many possible | Locally grown crops
| BIOMIMICRY | 5.BIOMIMICRY AND ARCHITECTURE |17th AUGUST | PAGE 20 |
“SHOP LOCALLY”
Within 200m reach to essential facility; including locally grown products
200m
200m
200m
| BIOMIMICRY | 5.BIOMIMICRY AND ARCHITECTURE |17th AUGUST | PAGE 21 |
POSSIBLE COMPLICATIONS
-City for the rich? Social equity?
-Movable population bringing in waste; not recyclable?
-City that’s highly dependent on electricity; adequate energy generated?
-Zero carbon footprint; measurable?
| BIOMIMICRY | 5.BIOMIMICRY AND ARCHITECTURE |17th AUGUST | PAGE 22 |
waste into RESOURCE
“ a source of supply and support: an available means ”
| BIOMIMICRY | 6. WASTE INTO RESOURCE |17th AUGUST | PAGE 34 |
FROM NATURE
What do kidneys, mangrove roots and the hydrological cycle have in common?
Filtration.
| BIOMIMICRY | 5. WASTE INTO RESOURCE |17th AUGUST | PAGE 35 |
LIFESAVER
Making sterile water
| BIOMIMICRY | 5.WASTE INTO RESOURCE |17th AUGUST | PAGE - |
SAWDUST/WOOD SHAVINGS
Sawdust/wood shavings from cutting planks gathered and form into densed new wooden planks for furniture.
Mixed in synthetic resin and laided into sheets.The sheets are then cold-pressed together and extruded to desired size.
Used for furniture making.
Or simply use it for horse bedding.
Or as fertiliser in garden.
| BIOMIMICRY | 5. WASTE INTO RESOURCE |17th AUGUST | PAGE - |
COCONUT SHELLS
Large demand for performance fabrics that consists polyester or nylon(synthetic).
Activated carbon from recycled coconut shells used to make socks, garments etc.
Absorbs sweat and odors.
Reduce the amount of cotton or synthetic materials while the coconut shells can taken from food processing factories.
waste into ENERGY
“ the capacity to do work ”
TRASH = CASH?
| BIOMIMICRY | 6. WASTE INTO ENERGY |17th AUGUST | PAGE - |
Polymer Energy™ uses a process called catalytic pyrolysis to efficiently convert plastics to crude oil.
1000kg of typical plastic waste 775 litres of crude oil
*Disposable shopping bags, containers for cleaners, cosmetics and cleaning products, plastic containers.*HDPE, LDPE, LLDPE, PP and some PET
PLASTIC
TRASH = CASH?
Landfill gas
| BIOMIMICRY | 6. WASTE INTO ENERGY |17th AUGUST | PAGE - |
Trash at landfills contributes to harmful landfill gas.
Waste from:Water treatment plants, tree branches, leaves, bio-waste.
Top of landfill waste is covered with soil to prevent methane from escaping into the atmosphere.
A system of pipes and blowers 25m below ground collects gas and delivers it to a central location
Collected gas converted into electricity
Residual heat from cooking = Wasted energy?
X amount of heat to cook a pot of porridge.
| BIOMIMICRY | 6. WASTE INTO ENERGY |17th AUGUST | PAGE - |
Half of X amount of heat to cook a pot of porridge.
The thermos insulates and traps the remaining heat to continue cooking the food.
Normal cooking convention Residual heat Cooking Pot
The Japanese was the first to invent the thermal cooker as an energy saving pot. It saves energy because it uses trapped heat to cook food.
Its outer shell is made up of:1.an inner pot, usually made of stainless steel2.an outer container with insulation, and3.an air-tight cover
| BIOMIMICRY | 6. WASTE INTO ENERGY |17th AUGUST | PAGE 2 |
WHALEPOWERWhale inspired, whale powered
-Low drag
-Works in low wind conditions
waste into AMENITIES
“ the quality of being pleasing or agreeable in situation, prospect, disposition ”
| BIOMIMICRY | 7. WASTE INTO AMENITIES |17th AUGUST | PAGE 2 |
CISTA RAINWATER DOWNPIPEModern rainwater harvesting made beautiful, inspired from water-retaining plants
-Stores 100 gallons of rainwater
-Space saving
- Increases green space
The Moringa-Ovalifolia
| BIOMIMICRY | 8. CONCLUSION |17th AUGUST | PAGE 2 |
CONCLUSIONTo echo, listen, steward and immerse in nature
Biomimicry presents itself as a basis, a foundation of a new research methodology instead ofmere serendipity. Biomimicry has to be approached in a multi-disciplinary order of thought inorder to understand the principles of nature to achieve a holistic design solution.
| BIOMIMICRY | 8. CONCLUSION |17th AUGUST | PAGE 2 |
CONCLUSION
For nature has been field-tested for millions of years through evolution