5 amazing biomimicry examples providing real sustainability solutions | Architecture Building Energy

In this whiteboard animation, I present sustainable solutions inspired by nature for construction, architecture as well as ventilation, heating and cooling buildings. 25% of the total CO2 emissions worldwide are attributed to heat and energy and residential and commercial buildings are responsible for about half this 25%, so 12% of total greenhouse gas emissions so we need to do better on this.
0:00 Intro
0:42 Cement inspired by coral
1:44 Heating/cooling/Ventilation inspired by termites
3:44 Ventilation inspired by ant hills
4:06 Ventilation inspired by bees
4:48 Wind energy inspired by schooling fish
5:40 Wind energy visually inspired by nature
6:15 Music inspired by nature
6:29 Endcard
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Resources:
inhabitat.com/john-dabiri-use...
sci-why.blogspot.com/2018/06/t...
asknature.org/idea/swarm-logi...
www.wired.com/2015/09/think-l...
newworldwind.com/en/
• See How Termites Inspi...
• L'arbre à vent de NewW...
Credits:
Photos Lukasz Szmigiel and Theme Inn on Unsplash
Video footage: • See How Termites Inspi... and • L'arbre à vent de NewW...
Music by Verdée: / @verdee2608 and www.verdee.fr/

[@learnsustainability]

Do you know other biomimicry examples that can directly address sustainability and climate change issues? Please share them below... 👍

[@mathewthomas9463]

I recently stumbled on the Stenocara gracilipes or the "Nambi Beetle" that uses the texture on its back to collect water from the surrounding atmosphere. With the upcoming global water crisis, I believe that incorporating such a design or texture onto the exterior walls of the building may prove to be beneficial. I was hoping I could get your input on the same :)

[@learnsustainability]

@@mathewthomas9463 Yes, many ways to collect and manage water on the Ask Nature website, including the darkling beetle asknature.org/collection/managing-water/

[@CUBETechie]

Could you make an video about the distribution of fluids like leaves do it which angle did they use 🤔

[@claybourdo9913]

Geothermal venting is an efficient way to cool homes.

[@greywolf845]

As a student who aspires to be an architect, I hope to be a part of a wave where implementing these building designs/ strategies are more commonplace

[@learnsustainability]

I sure hope so too Grey Bear! Thanks for your comment!

[@learnsustainability]

@Michael Freed Good question! I wish I had an answer. Thanks for taking the time to comment on this.

[@rrl7707]

@Michael Freed I think this one discusses the the concept of 'power'. The solutions to these are not simple but if you wanted to understand in more I'll suggest looking into the fields of psychology. (there are lots of interesting stuff in there with this topic).

[@DissectArchitecture]

I love that more architects are realizing the importance of implementing sustainability into architecture! It is essential!

[@learnsustainability]

That's good to hear. Do you have examples of architects? Or do you mean in general?

[@DissectArchitecture]

@@learnsustainability Just in general! Through colleagues I keep hearing more of them bringing up new interests in sustainability within themselves and their firms.

[@learnsustainability]

@@DissectArchitecture Great news indeed 🙂

[@fleurdeliz.]

THIS IS SO AWESOME

[@doodlepoodleyt6180]

Really interesting and informative video, thank you for sharing this!

[@learnsustainability]

Cheers! Thanks for commenting!

[@streetsalad1390]

My teacher forced me against my will to watch this I’m still in therapy

[@karisacabrera]

Thank you so much, very inspiring.

[@learnsustainability]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@waelsoliman9815]

Thank you

[@infavorofdemocracy5770]

AMAZING

[@fredmurs5670]

The way you choose to use graphics in this video are perfect for me, really adds clarity to your explanations, so I end up learning a lot more. Thank you, you do a great job

[@learnsustainability]

Great to hear! Thanks for commenting!

[@joonimism]

How awesome it is to copy natural process. 😀

[@paolaospina6000]

Its amazing !

[@pimozzaglibi7767]

Bon choix d'exemple

[@ritasrimustikasari]

Thank you.

[@ryanhobbs6999]

Thanks for this awesome video 👏👏👏🙏🙏🙏

[@learnsustainability]

Most welcome 😊

[@tessabio679]

i love your channel !

[@learnsustainability]

Thank you so much!!

[@dandavatsdasa8345]

Great!

[@nadialu]

Great! Just a quick note: HVAC stands for Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning, not the acronym you used. Keep up the good work!

[@learnsustainability]

Thanks for that!

[@michellemueller9067]

I find that my Architecture and Interior Design students remember the purpose of the acronym HVAC much better when I call it Heating, Ventilating, and Cooling. Any air that is changed from outside temperature is "conditioned" therefore AC shouldn't just mean cooling, but heating as well. I will *continue* with my evolved terms for the acronym.

[@patelneeraj]

India: Wonderful work !! Keep going :)

[@learnsustainability]

Cheers! Thanks for leaving a message!

[@-s-m-r-]

Want more like this 🔥

[@learnsustainability]

Cheers! Feel free to check out this playlist th-cam.com/play/PLEXqjIYY5zi6hWCvm5idXYLH2Qtv7fT-f.html and the website sustainabilityillustrated.com/

[@buhingkalbaryo]

Very informative👍👍👍

[@learnsustainability]

Cheers! Thanks for leaving a comment!

[@demispinedo1]

El salto más significativo en tecnología llegará gracias a la biomimética. Pienso que es posible crear dispositivos que usen el diseño y comportamiento de las semillas como base para formar estructuras en otros planetas o satélites usando los recursos locales.
Una semilla no es un dispositivo mágico. Usa la física y la química para formar estructuras de todo tipo. Desde delicadas flores, hasta gigantescos y pesados troncos, a partir de una pequeña capsula llena de información que libera mecanismos a medida que absorbe, procesa y organiza los minerales disponibles en el suelo.
Transportar semillas artificiales al espacio, ayudaría a construir estructuras, módulos y generar materias primas de manera más rápida, económica, eficiente y sustentable que en la actualidad.
Se me hace un poco extraño que propuestas así no se toquen en ningún canal que hable sobre "biomimética" o "bioinspiración". De hecho, también se está trabajando en bacterias que pueden ayudar a construir hormigón en otros lugares usando los recursos locales, sin embargo, poca información se divulga al respecto.
Cuando veo las animaciones donde se hablan de proyectos para poblar otros planetas como Marte, se me hace un poco difícil creer que sigan planteando la opción de transportar toneladas y toneladas de material en naves espaciales para construir módulos y cosas así. Más que la propuesta de un proyecto serio, parece la animación de una historia de Julio Verne, donde al parecer, ni los mismos encargados del marketing han sido informados de las nuevas tecnologías que ya se están desarrolando.

[@AnkurShah]

Excellent video! I just shared this with my YT community. I am planning to create more short videos on specific biomimicry applications later this year. Great work! I recommend watching a series on CuriosityStream called 'Evolve' hosted by Patrick Aryee. The show focuses on biomimicry applications for solving human societal problems and is absolutely stunning.

[@learnsustainability]

Thanks Ankur!

[@carbonuniverse7588]

Usefull❤️

[@learnsustainability]

Great! Thanks for stopping by!

[@climateesgmatters1375]

Nice video.

[@learnsustainability]

Thanks for stopping by !

[@jessicakind5950]

Great :-) Could you share any studies on the cement facts you presented?

[@learnsustainability]

Yes, sure. All the resources are in the description and here are a couple more for the coral/cement: asknature.org is a great resource for biomimicry ideas and strategies asknature.org/idea/calera-map-cement-making-process/, inhabitat.com/brilliant-cement-making-technology-mimics-coral-while-removing-co2-from-the-atmosphere/ and this is the company that makes it forterausa.com/

[@jessicakind5950]

@@learnsustainability I missed reading the description - my bad :-) Have a great day.

[@learnsustainability]

@@jessicakind5950 No worries 😉

[@ManOfTMH]

Subscribed📡📻🖤

[@learnsustainability]

Cheers! 🙌

[@delikatc]

Is it possible to buy wind trees for privat use? If so, where would you start your search for providers of theese or similar products?

[@learnsustainability]

This is a good question. I don't know but you can certainly contact them on the website I included in the video description newworldwind.com/contact-en/

[@nihilistarchitect]

There’s one of those wind trees near my house. Unfortunately they placed it around buildings and trees in a dense area, so I have never seen it move.

[@learnsustainability]

Do you mean the turbines in the tree never spin? That seems counter productive...

[@CUBETechie]

3:16 so it use a layer or trapezoidal shaped Elements with high points and low points? 🤔

[@learnsustainability]

I don't think so, just a lot of concrete surface to dissipate the heat as you can see on the building.

[@kelvinnguyen6048]

❤️

[@erinwengerter571]

I’ve never been this early 😮

[@learnsustainability]

Well done! 😎

[@EnergyCSful]

I would love to have such a wind tree in my garden. Why don't we make a tiny wind tree forest close to villages. Much better than those huge and ugly Windturbines planted all over the place.

[@learnsustainability]

Good question! That would be great! Which part of the world are you in? I'm in canada and I know we rely so much on hydro here that we don't seem to be very interested in looking at anything else...

[@YoungGhillie]

this is. very interesting heheheheheheh

[@learnsustainability]

Glad you liked it! Thanks for commenting!

[@rudrarajani8629]

@sustainability illustrated Do you think that there is any way to achieve or design sustainable buildings through geometrical form or shapes?

[@learnsustainability]

Probably yes, but I would also say that nature does not do only geometrical forms. Some things like bee cells are perfectly geometrical (hexagons) but most things are not (trees, corals, etc).

[@creestee08]

1:30 it should be CaCO3. Not CACO3.

[@learnsustainability]

Thanks! This font does have lower case, that's why.

[@creestee08]

Ancient Greek buildings are very sustainable. Itll last more than a thousand years.

[@a.randomjack6661]

Last time I was this late, the sun was rising...

[@Motivatededits0]

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