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Nature Guiding Green Building

Posted by: Nate Berg

4 May 2009 - 6:00am

Builders, architects and designers are increasingly looking to nature for guidance as they try to build greener and more sustainably.

"A small but growing number of architects, building engineers and scientists who design building products are looking to animals and plants for inspiration to address the challenge of being kind to the Earth while retooling the manmade environment."

"Wild creatures have been adapting to their natural worlds longer than us and may have answers to the riddle of building shelter while conserving resources. And avoiding pollution. And slowing down the burning of coal and oil for electricity and so many modern comforts."

"...The Biomimicry Institute wants to hear from architects, building engineers and developers, and asks: What are the problems keeping the greenest buildings from becoming even greener?"

"'Is it insulation in buildings? Is it roofing?' Allen asks. 'What are the most pressing concerns that we feel the natural world could offer the best solutions on?'"

Full Story: Nature's success (despite us) inspires green-building mimics
Source: The Oregonian, April 30, 2009
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