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MC Escher “Metamorphosis III” (mirror-image)

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a quieter, more efficient BULLET TRAIN!

ContextIndustrial revolution: 180 ybp

Hunters to farmers: 12,000 ybp

Homo sapiens sapiens: 50,000 ybp

Life on earth: 3,850,000,000 ybp BIOMIMICRY

NATURE:Model

MentorMeasure

SUCCESSFUL:ProductsBuildings

BusinessesSociety

Why is it important?

Provides a useful way define success

Learn from the masters

Game changer: new paradigm

An idea, a discipline, problem solver

Permeates creativity and life

What is it / define Biomimicry:

“The conscious emulation of life’s genius”

“Innovation inspired by Nature”

Biomimicry is learning about from, then emulating, natural:

Forms

Processes

Ecosystems

to create more sustainable designs and systems.

Nature as Model, Mentor, Measure

Nature has already solved many of our problems!!

Manufacturers at ambient temperatures

(without heat/beat/treat)

Runs on local energy (sunlight) and water

Interactive, resilient, always life-friendly

Let’s observe how she does it …

See pages

Ask Nature.org biomimicryinstitute.org biomimicryguild.com

Real Life Examples

http://www.biomimicryinstitute.org/case-studies/case-studies/transportation.html

http://www.biomimicryinstitute.org/case-studies/case-studies/climate-change.html

Consumer

GoodsAdhesives

Transportation

Engineering

Nanotechnology Manufacturing

Medicine

Technology

Architecture

Sports Alternative

Energy

Courtesy: San Diego Zoo, Biomimicry Group

How do we do this?

1. Biology to Design

2. Challenge to BiologyWhat problem do we want to

solve?

Assisted by Biologist / Biomimic at the Design Table (BaDT)

Begin to practice:

“Quiet your cleverness”

Learn to see, understand, appreciate, emulate …

How do we do this?

Eg: How does Nature keep things clean?

Eg: How can organizations be more effective?

Eg: How does Nature create more fertility?

Bio-what?

Bio-what? examples

Bio-what? examples

title

Site

Water

Energy

Health

Materials

Equity

Beauty

Buildings

Neighborhoods

Cities

Societies

Applying ideas to the built environment …

Living Building Challenge

What if … every single act of design and construction made the world a better place?

ContextIndustrial revolution: 180 ybp

Hunters to farmers: 12,000 ybp

Homo sapiens sapiens: 50,000 ybp

Life on earth: 3,850,000,000 ybp BIOMIMICRY

NATURE:Model

MentorMeasure

SUCCESSFUL:ProductsBuildings

BusinessesSociety

leapfrog

We have the opportunity to

leapfrogover industrial technologies…

“My society and I enjoy sustainable prosperity.”

Dreams

What is

Biomimicry?

What’s next?

This is just the beginning …

Helping people achieve very energy efficient buildings

Beth Brummitt 619-531-1126 www.brummitt.com