SS Biomimicry Workshop 2015 April 2015 webinar Agenda: Intent of Class Class 1 Homework review iSite sharing One biomimicry case study Biomimicry history, ethics and philosophy Biomimicry design approach. Learn about function & context April Homework review Questions and comments

Martin Ogle. Founder Entrepreneurial Earth LLC Member, Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education Observing chickens today, Trees and people too Kendra Krueger Engineering consulting, “How on EARTH” Radio Show Whilst under this tree I ponder emerging life Remembering joy Life emerges today Welcomed back by the sunshine Laughter fills me again Nature Draws Me In. Buds burst, bees build, birds bicker. My senses, in tune. Jayne Michaud, Healthy schools grants, U.S. EPA Kate Gregory U.S. EPA LEED professional Devoted Compassionate Tenacious Lynn Chan, National Park Service landscape architecture, sustainabillity mgmt. Team Communication

Forming Your Team Team name Meeting times to complete homework Develop one team power point slide Team: How does Nature adapt to seasonal changes in precipitation and drier conditions? Team: How does Nature collect, store, and distribute water with minimal energy? Team: How does Nature manage disturbance? Send homework to Marie and Diana:

iSite Reconnecting with Nature = actually being in Nature

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Indigenous Wisdom

Biomimicry history, ethics and philosophy

Meme of Biomimicry Meme: a cultural item that is transmitted by repetition in a manner analogous to the biological transmission of genes. Meme: like a highly adapted gene, is an idea that spreads rapidly through a population. Songs, dances, symbols, poems and stories are some of the ways humans spread a meme.

What Would Nature Do? Sustainability requires more than just a mechanical adoption of new policy requirements. To be successful; a fundamental reframing of problem solving activities is needed. Biomimicry is a way of seeking sustainable solutions by borrowing life’s blueprints, chemical recipes, and ecosystem strategies. It brings us into right relationship with the rest of the natural world

Biomimicry contributes to the many eco-design paradigms.

Three levels of Biomimicry form process ecosystem

How does Biomimicry differ from other bio-approaches? Bio-utilization is harvesting a product or producer Bio-utilization: acquire the product or producer Bio-assisted: domesticate to producer Biomimicry: emulate the producer well-adaptedsustainable harvestnatural breedingmimicking form, process AND ecosystem mal-adaptedunsustainable harvest transgenicsMimicking form alone; heat, beat and treat processes

To succeed at biomimicry requires a kind of mindset, a connection to nature and a guide. The practice of biomimicry embodies three interconnected but unique realms: ethos (re)connect emulate Seeds of Biomimicry

( re)connect with Nature

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How to Design with Biology

What is BaDT? A Biologist at the Design Table ID Functions Functional Needs Connections Literature research ID patterns Communicate Understand LP’s Inspire Inform Facilitate a shift in thinking

WWND?

Entropy carpet tiles

Biomimicry Framework Designers already have a design process and this framework gives context to where, how, what and why biology fits into the process of any discipline or scale of design. Those new to design, this framework can serve to promote your own budding design process. Integrating Biology into Design (IBD)

Biomimicry Framework (IBD) Scoping phase: behind-the-scenes preparation or “leg work” Creating phase: Glamorous stage of design, options are explored, brainstorming Evaluating phase: Is used to determine if goals and metrics are met.

Integrating Biology into Design Discovering Biology (life’s strategies & adaptations) creating scoping evaluating

The Evolution of a Carpet Tile Using Integrating Biology into Design

Discovering Creating InterfaceFLOR

Creating Evaluating Enropy Carpet tile

Evaluating Scoping

Scoping Creating Discovering

Discovering Evaluating

Evaluating Discovering Scoping earth’s operating conditions gravity, sunlight, water

Scoping Creating Evaluating

Integrating Biology into Design Discovering Biology (life’s strategies & adaptations) scoping

Leverage creative tension in your vision Vision Reality

Integrating Biology into Design A well-adapted biological strategy must meet the functional needs of the organism in the context in which it lives in order to contribute to its survival. A well–adapted DESIGN must meet the functional needs of the DESIGN CHALLENGE in the context in which it MUST EXIST in order to contribute to its SUCCESS.

Integrating Biology into Design Function: What you want your design to DO.

Integrating Biology into Design What do you want your design to REALLY do? Ask WHY many times

Biomimicry Taxonomy The biomimicry taxonomy can be a useful tool in thinking about function. It is a comprehensive look at the functions of life.

Biologizing the question? How does Nature perform this function? How does Nature communicate? How does Nature adapt? How does Nature create more productive feedback loops? How does Nature ……?

Defining Context Context: Under what conditions, circumstances, scenarios, constraints, laws, budgets, systems, etc. must the solution meet its defined function? Context must consider the end user, end use, supply and distribution, economics, and how the design functions in space and time.

Team introductions Learn About Function Identify goals, context, function(S) & constraints for your challenge Watch the Ray Anderson video iSite April Homework due May 15,2015