Biomimicry : The Complexity of Nature Morphology to Enhance the Energy Efficiency of 20th Century Built Heritage Interiors
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2021
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MACHINE-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 comfort