bio-inspired architectural design to adapt to climate change
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BIOINSPIRED ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN TO ADAPT TO CLIMATE CHANGE
Maibritt Pedersen ZariSchool of Architecture, Victoria University, New Zealand
Contribution to climate change
Mitigation
Climate change impacts on the built environment
Adaptation
Climate change and the built environment
‘Climate change [is] now widely viewed as the main challenge facing humankind for this century. We believe that Biomimicry has
a huge potential to tackle some of major issues raised by this global change’ (Biomimicry Europa 2006).
organism level
behaviour level
ecosystem level
Biomimetic architecture
form
material
construction
process
function
form
material
construction
process
function
form
material
construction
process
function
The building looks like a termite.
The building is made from the same material as a termite (a materialthat mimics termite exoskeleton / sk in for example).
The building is made in the same way as a termite (it goes throughvarious growth cycles for example).
The building works in the same way as an individual termite (itproduces hydrogen efficiently through meta-genomics for example).
The building functions like a termite in a larger con text (it recyclescellulose waste an d creates soil for example).
The building looks like it was made by a termite (a replica of a termitemoun d for example).
The building is made from the same materials that a termite buildswith (using digested fine soil as the primary material for example).
The building is made in the same way that a termite would build in(piling earth in certain places at certain times for example) .
The building works in the same way as a termite mound would (bycareful orientation, shape, materials selection and natural ventilationfor example), or it mimics how termites work together.
The building functions in the same way that it would if made bytermites (internal conditions are regulated to be optimal and thermallystable for example) . It may also function in the same way that atermite mound does in a larger context.
The building looks like an ecosystem (a termite would live in) .
The building is made from the same k ind of materials that (a termite)ecosystem is made of ( it uses naturally occurring commoncompounds, and water as the primary chemical medium forexample).
The building is assembled in the same way as a (termite) ecosystem(principles of succession and increasing complexity over time areused for ex ample).
The building works in the same way as a (termite) ecosystem (itcaptures and converts energy from th e sun, it stores water forexample).
The building is able to function in the same way that a (termite)ecosystem would and forms part of a complex system by utilizing th erelationships between processes (it is able to participate in thehydrological, carbon, nitrogen cycles etc in a s imilar way to anecosystem for example).
Organism level(Mimicry of a specificorganism)
Behaviou r level(Mimicry of how anorganism behaves orrelates to it’s largercontext)
Ecosystem level(Mimicry of anecosystem)
DaimlerChrysler Bionic car
Lloyd Crossing Project
CH2 project
Brunel Tunnelling Shield
The Lotus Effect
Waterloo International Terminal
Teatro del Agua
Carbon Sequestration
1. Mimic the material and energy effectiveness of living organisms
2. Devise new ways of producing energy
3. Mimic carbon sequestration and storage seen in living organisms.
Biomimicry to mitigate green house gas emissions
Mick Pearce CH2 project, MelbourneBionic car
Biomimicry for energy effectiveness and energy efficiency
Biomimetic energy generation for mitigating climate change
Artificial photosynthesis Dr. Wayne Campbell, Massey University, NZ
Biomimetic energy generation for mitigating climate change
Ocean current electricity generatorBioPower, Australia
Carbon sequestration based on muscle enzymes C02 Solutions, Quebec
Biomimetic sequestration and storage of carbon
Carbon –based polymersNovomer, Cornell University
Biomimetic Sequestering and storing carbon
1. Respond to direct impacts
2. Consider built environment as a system
Biomimicry to adapt to climate change
Responding to direct impacts of climate change
Teatro del Agua, Canary Islands Grimshaw Architects
Improving the built environment as a system
Mithūn Architects and GreenWorks Landscape Architecture Lloyd Crossing Project proposed for Portland, Oregon.
Biomimetic Mitigation of Climate Change Causes in the Built Environment
Biomimicry to increase energy efficiency
Biomimicry for carbon sequestration / storage
Biomimicry to replace the use of fossil fuels
Short term Medium term Long term
Biomimetic technology to address direct impacts
Systemic improvement – ecosystem mimicry
Biomimetic Adaptation to Climate Change Impacts in the Built Environment
Time line of biomimetic approaches to address climate change
BIOINSPIRED ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN TO ADAPT TO CLIMATE CHANGE
Maibritt Pedersen ZariSchool of Architecture, Victoria University, New Zealand