[u]Termite technology[/u]
For maintaining stable internal temperatures.
Lots of vents for hot air to rise out of the building.
[u]Biomimicry[/u]
Learning from how nature survives
The design community is implementing nature’s techniques.
Once you see the natural world as a consummate teacher you change.
Nature uses only local materials and constantly adapts.
Biomimicry is copying the processes of nature.
The CH2 building in Melbourne is mimicking termite technology.
Panels on outside track the sun acting like bark on a tree.
The ceilings inside are curved panels full of cold water.