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Title: Biomimicry * Julia Rozewicz * Gabi Tetelman * Elyse Schmitt

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Biomimicry

Julia Rozewicz Gabi Tetelman Elyse Schmitt
Katie Miller

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introduction

Biomimicry is an innovation method that seeks
sustainable solutions by emulating nature's
time-tested patterns and strategies, e.g., a
solar cell inspired by a leaf. The goal is to
create products, processes, and policies---new
ways of living---that are well-adapted to life on
earth over the long haul. (Biomimicry Guide)

Biomimicry can operate on any scale, from
super-adhesive tape that imitates a gecko's skin
to a high-rise building that imitates a termite
mound for passive air-conditioning
Nature as Model

Whats the point?
Sustainable
Performs Well
Save Energy

Refine and Eliminate Waste
Drive Revenue

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case study

Kingfisher

Transportation
Shinkansen Bullet Train
Problem produces thunderous clap sound when
emerging from tunnels
Modeled the front of the train like the beak of a
Kingfisher
Made a quieter train and reduced electricity
usage by 15 while traveling 10 faster

Lotus Plants
Toxics
Microscopically rough surface additive introduced
into paint, glass, and fabric finishes
GreenShield
Same water and stain repellency as conventional
fabric finishes while using 8 times less harmful
fluorinated chemicals

Other Examples
Chimpanzees and how to heal ourselves
Dolphins and how to warn people about tsunamis
Human lungs sequester Carbon Dioxide
Nature creates flow without friction
Humpback Whales and efficient wind power

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architecture

Architectural history
Industrial age brought a shift from
environmentally friendly architecture
Adobe homes
Igloos
Traditional Japanese houses
Wanted distance between us and natural elements
Buildings all similar, regardless of location
Used resources boundlessly
Fossil fuel
Water
Waste

Sustainable Architecture Movement
Biomimicry Guild defines it as
A new discipline that studies nature's best
ideas and then imitates these designs and
processes to solve human problems.
Living Building Challenge
Founded during the creation of the Montana
EpiCenter project
Belief that our society needs to quickly find a
state of balance between the natural and built
environments.
Surpasses LEED Certification
LEED based on checklist, LBC based of performance
LEED more pragmatic
Some goals include
Net-zero energy use
Sustainable water discharge
Habitat exchange

Examples of Biomimicry in Architecture
Eastgate Building, Harare Zimbabwe
Copies heating and cooling principles of termite
mounds
Opens and closes a series of heating and cooling
vents
Uses less then 10 of a conventional
building of its size
3.5 million dollars saved on air
conditioning
Rent is 20 lower
Lotusan Paint
Butterfly wings and lotus pedals
Repels water
Remains dirt-free
Georgia Tech Center for Biologically Inspired
Design
Solar Decathlon
Competition b/w colleges and universities to
design a homeostatic, solar powered house

We can imagine whole cities operating like
complex ecosystems, processing water and waste
while generating energy. Communities in desert
regions will be designed to maximize the ability
to collect water, and like the plants of the
desert retain and conserve that water. In colder
climates the focus will shift to retaining heat
and capturing the available sunlight. From region
to region the focus will change but environmental
performance will be constant.

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in the military

Spider Man Gloves
Adhesion when two solid (rough) surfaces are
brought into contact with each other and a
physical/chemical/mechanical attraction occurs
Inspired by spiders a geckos because of their
ability to climb up and down vertical surfaces
First noticed by Aristotle
Made up of adhesive hairy structures
Macroscopic
lamellae and setae
Able to attach and detach
easily

Body Armor
Polypterus Senegalus
Primitive, eel-like fish
4 different layers on each
scale
Cracks on each scale run in a circle around
penetration site rather than spreading throughout
the entire scale
Used for body armor and vehicle shells

Fly Spy
If we want to develop something with stealth,
we have to look at nature,'' says Teresa McMullen
of the Office of Naval ResearchThere are no
man-made objects that small that can fly.''
Flies were chosen over any other flying insect
because they can take off and land in any
direction, even upside down. They can change
course in just 30-thousandths of a second.
insects use three different wing motions create
backspin and air vortices that create lift
Not yet in use, but are expected to be used for
fires, natural disasters, terrorist attacks and
even cheating spouses.

Robo Lobster
Evolution has made the lobster
antennule, or nose, very good at
odor analysis
Will someday be used on land and
sea, using artificial snouts to root out
mines in places and situations humans should
avoid
Many objects emit odors that are transported by
chemical plumes downstream or downwind
Mines leak TNT, which has an odor humans cannot
smell but sensors can
The lobster has two olfactory antennules
(2-inch-long antennae covered with odor-sensitive
hairs) that can sniff out food, friends or
enemies. By analyzing high-speed videotapes taken
of the tank action, researchers were able to
establish how the size, motion and hair structure
within the antennule enabled it to analyze the
odor plume.

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Works Cited Berkebile, Bob and Jason McLennan.
Biomimicry in Architecture, Integrating
Technology with Nature. The Living Building 6
Dec. 2008 lthttp//elements.b nim.com/
gt. Biomimetic and Sustainable Architecture
Learning from the Eastgate Building in Harare,
Zimbabwe. Z Partners 6 Dec. 2008
lthttp//www.zpluspartners.comgt. Burnett, Linda.
Green At a School Near You. Contract Magazine
(Feb. 2007) LexisNexis. Pelletier Lib.,
Meadville, PA. 24 Nov. 2008 lthttp//www.lexisnexis
.comgt. How Would Nature Solve Green Building
Challenges? Ask Nature. 6 Dec. 2008
lthttp//www.asknature.o rg/gt.
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Works Cited
Living Buildings Challenge. 6 Dec. 2008
lthttp//www.cascadiagbc.org/gt.
Post, Nadine M. Designers Begin to Look to
Nature to Render Buildings in Harmony With
Nature. Engineering News Record 258.6 (12 Feb.
2007) 28. LexisNexis. Pelletier Lib., Meadville,
PA. 24 Nov. 2008 lthttp//www.lexisnexis.comgt.
Pugno, Nicola M. Spiderman Gloves. Science
Direct Nano Today vol. 3, issues 5-6. October
December, 2008. lthttp//www.sciencedirect.comgt.
Frost, Greg. Primitive 'dinosaur eel' could
inspire future body armor. MIT News, July 27,
2008.

Works Cited
Knapp, Louise. Robo Lobster to Sniff Out Mines.
January 2, 2002. lthttp//WWW.Wired.Com/Sciencegt.
Squatriglia, Chuck. Spy Fly Tiny, winged robot
to mimic nature's fighter jets. SF Gate,
Tuesday, November 2, 1999

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