In the quest for sustainable and innovative architecture, two design philosophies that draw inspiration from nature have emerged: biomimetic design and biophilic design. While both …
Picture a scenario where fuel production resembles the process of brewing beer, but instead of hops and barley, we utilize small particles coated in sugar, …
Scientists at Shanghai Jiao Tong University have used nature-inspired solutions to tackle a common modern problem: extreme heat in cities. Their work, featured in the …
Astronomers have made an exciting discovery that sounds like something straight out of a science fiction novel: they’ve detected unexpected radio signals coming from the …
Harnessing Nature’s Power: The Revolutionary Bio-Inspired PV Leaf for a Sustainable Future In the relentless pursuit of sustainable solutions, a groundbreaking innovation emerges from the …
Revolutionizing Portable Energy: The Promise of DMFCs Direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) are emerging as a groundbreaking technology in the realm of energy conversion, poised …
The article “Biomimicry: Using Nature-Inspired Design for Energy-Efficient Buildings” by Camille Rustici delves into the innovative field of biomimicry in construction, highlighting the groundbreaking work of …
Biologist confirmed the ThBA is effective in bridging biology and architecture based on the existing thermal challenges in buildings, and is comprehensive in terms of generalising biological thermal adaptation strategies.
Biomimicry has attracted the attention of scholars and architects because of its potential for contributing to the design of energy efficient buildings. Given the importance of energy efficient buildings in reducing global building energy consumption, the aim of this research was to investigate the practical usefulness of a framework developed for designing bio-inspired energy efficient office buildings.
