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Item Restricted Biomimicry : The Complexity of Nature Morphology to Enhance the Energy Efficiency of 20th Century Built Heritage Interiors(2021) Alves, Alberto; bachelor thesis inMACHINE-GENERATED SUMMARY NOTE : The construction industry is known to have an enormous and detrimental impacts on the environment such as high energy consumptions, degradation of natural resources, among others. Sustainability has become, however, responsible for diminishing these impacts accomplishing balances between the built environment and the ecosystem. The inquiry for sustainable responses to human challenges increased exponentially, consequently, fomented different professional fields to learn from nature's 3.8 billion years of experience. Hence, the origin of Biomimicry, the design inspired by the way biology has been solving functional challenges that proffer sustainable solutions to human issues. Biomimicry is not a romantic allusion to some intangible Arcadia, it is, however, one of the best sources of solutions that allows humankind to flourish in balance with the biosphere making the shift from industrial to ecological age. The purpose of this research is to examine Biomimicry principles and their implementation to balance 20th century building conservation, energy efficiency and user's comfortItem Restricted Sustainability and its Role in Graphic Design : A look into the use of existing sustainable methods and how they affect education, role, and identity of graphic designers(2021) Vose, Noel; Hillmann-Regett, Jan; Tibus, Alexander; bachelor thesis in Graphic Design and Visual CommunicationThe world is a somewhat overwhelming place right now, with a global pandemic, increa- sed social inequality, political polarization, and the ever-present issue of climate change. Extreme weather conditions are increasing, sea levels are rising, and biodiversity is reportedly declining by the minute. Thus, having been left with a world in a climate emergency. This paper will closely examine some of those reasons as to why graphic design is an active contributor to this issue. Furthermore, what that means for the identity of future designers; how one can have an impact by applying the already existing sustainable methodologies, driving change within the design industry; and what still has to be done to enable designers to lead by example towards a more sustainable future