Biomimicry is design inspired by nature’s problem solving techniques. It allows, as the video explains, increases in efficiency of 10x, 100x, even 1000x.
This will be a key characteristic of the emerging renewable energy economy.
At TEDSalon in London, Michael Pawlyn describes three habits of nature that could transform architecture and society: radical resource efficiency, closed loops, and drawing energy from the sun.
What a concept! We can learn to cooperate with rather than “conquer” nature. Architect, Mike Pearce, designed the Eastgate Center, a large building in Harare Zimbabwe, modeled on termite mound inspired climate control. Caltech researchers are developing solar to fuel cells that mimic photosynthesis using abundant Earth elements.