Strategies for ideal indoor environments towards low/zero carbon buildings through a biomimetic approach
- Submitting institution
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The Open University
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 1662598
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1080/01430750.2017.1372807
- Title of journal
- International Journal of Ambient Energy
- Article number
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- First page
- 86
- Volume
- 40
- Issue
- 1
- ISSN
- 2162-8246
- Open access status
- Deposit exception
- Month of publication
- September
- Year of publication
- 2017
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
- No
- Criminology
- No
- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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4
- Research group(s)
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- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- This work is a ‘thought piece’ in which it classifies the current hierarchy of biomimicry levels and seeks to suggest strategies where designers can move to ‘higher’ levels of mimicry, through the levels of organism and behaviour, to replicating ‘ecosystems’ in the design of buildings for reducing energy consumption, materials usage and engineering constraints and ultimately a more sustainable approach. It recognises the ethical implications as well as aspects such as ‘climate responsive design’ using a genuine biomimicry analogy in controlling building performance. The paper is important as it presents a genuine transdisciplinary approach from biology to engineering.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
- No
- English abstract
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