Biomimetic strategies for climate change adaptation in the built environment - a literature review
- Oguntona, Olusegun A., Aigbavboa, Clinton O.
- Authors: Oguntona, Olusegun A. , Aigbavboa, Clinton O.
- Date: 2016
- Subjects: Biomimicry , Built environment , Climate change
- Language: English
- Type: Conference proceedings
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/215179 , uj:21373 , Citation: Oguntona, O.A & Aigbavboa, C.O. 2016. Biomimetic strategies for climate change adaptation in the built environment - a literature review.
- Description: Abstract: Out of the numerous challenges facing mankind globally, the impact of climate change poses more threat. These impacts include sea-level rise, more frequent floods from heavy rainfall and notably among others, intense droughts. Despite the United Nations anchored events and conferences geared towards tackling climate change, little success has been recorded till date. Biomimicry, a novel science and method that studies nature's models and then emulates their forms, processes, and strategies offer a sustainable approach to this menace of climate change. It also has the potential to offer efficient alternatives to the human activities that contribute to the depletion and pollution of the environment. Hence, the objective of this paper is to evaluate and present the potential of biomimicry in adapting to climate change in the built environment. An extant literature review was conducted on biomimicry and its roles in tackling climate change through mitigation and adaptation. The result explores Biomimetic innovations and applications with their potential to sustainably combat the menace of climate change if adopted. This study is expected to refocus human efforts towards biomimicry where it is believed that nature, during its 3.8 billion years of existence has evolved with highly efficient processes and systems, with the potential to produce solutions to the environmental challenges facing mankind, especially climate change.
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- Authors: Oguntona, Olusegun A. , Aigbavboa, Clinton O.
- Date: 2016
- Subjects: Biomimicry , Built environment , Climate change
- Language: English
- Type: Conference proceedings
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/215179 , uj:21373 , Citation: Oguntona, O.A & Aigbavboa, C.O. 2016. Biomimetic strategies for climate change adaptation in the built environment - a literature review.
- Description: Abstract: Out of the numerous challenges facing mankind globally, the impact of climate change poses more threat. These impacts include sea-level rise, more frequent floods from heavy rainfall and notably among others, intense droughts. Despite the United Nations anchored events and conferences geared towards tackling climate change, little success has been recorded till date. Biomimicry, a novel science and method that studies nature's models and then emulates their forms, processes, and strategies offer a sustainable approach to this menace of climate change. It also has the potential to offer efficient alternatives to the human activities that contribute to the depletion and pollution of the environment. Hence, the objective of this paper is to evaluate and present the potential of biomimicry in adapting to climate change in the built environment. An extant literature review was conducted on biomimicry and its roles in tackling climate change through mitigation and adaptation. The result explores Biomimetic innovations and applications with their potential to sustainably combat the menace of climate change if adopted. This study is expected to refocus human efforts towards biomimicry where it is believed that nature, during its 3.8 billion years of existence has evolved with highly efficient processes and systems, with the potential to produce solutions to the environmental challenges facing mankind, especially climate change.
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Promoting biomimetic materials for a sustainable construction industry
- Oguntona, Olusegun A., Aigbavboa, Clinton O.
- Authors: Oguntona, Olusegun A. , Aigbavboa, Clinton O.
- Date: 2016
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/123961 , uj:20856 , Citation: Oguntona, O.A & Aigbavboa, C.O. 2016. Promoting biomimetic materials for a sustainable construction industry.
- Description: Abstract: This article reviews current knowledge of biomimicry and its potential in the sustainability of the South Africa construction industry through materials selection. Biomimicry is the applied science that derives inspiration for solutions to human problems through the study of nature’s designs, processes, and systems. The article evaluates, promotes and encourages the use of biomimetic materials in the South Africa construction industry. An extant literature review was conducted on biomimetic materials, applications and their roles in the achievement of sustainability in the South African construction industry. The study shows that there is a misconception of bioprospected and biopirated materials as biomimetic materials, also, the study found that there are already existing materials that were designed based on biomimicry principles. The paper offers a new approach and strategy to achieving a sustainable construction industry in the South African construction industry through the use and incorporation of biomimetic materials into construction activities. Hence, it is envisaged that new ideas and innovations will be proffered which requires an interdisciplinary collaboration between biologists and other stakeholders in the industry. This study challenges all stakeholders in the South African construction industry on the adoption of biomimicry in their construction practices.
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- Authors: Oguntona, Olusegun A. , Aigbavboa, Clinton O.
- Date: 2016
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/123961 , uj:20856 , Citation: Oguntona, O.A & Aigbavboa, C.O. 2016. Promoting biomimetic materials for a sustainable construction industry.
- Description: Abstract: This article reviews current knowledge of biomimicry and its potential in the sustainability of the South Africa construction industry through materials selection. Biomimicry is the applied science that derives inspiration for solutions to human problems through the study of nature’s designs, processes, and systems. The article evaluates, promotes and encourages the use of biomimetic materials in the South Africa construction industry. An extant literature review was conducted on biomimetic materials, applications and their roles in the achievement of sustainability in the South African construction industry. The study shows that there is a misconception of bioprospected and biopirated materials as biomimetic materials, also, the study found that there are already existing materials that were designed based on biomimicry principles. The paper offers a new approach and strategy to achieving a sustainable construction industry in the South African construction industry through the use and incorporation of biomimetic materials into construction activities. Hence, it is envisaged that new ideas and innovations will be proffered which requires an interdisciplinary collaboration between biologists and other stakeholders in the industry. This study challenges all stakeholders in the South African construction industry on the adoption of biomimicry in their construction practices.
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