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Introduction
Introduction
Metals Micro-manufacturing
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Biomimicry
Methane
Unsorted
Waste
Landfill
Emissions to
Water
Gabion
Walls
Low Grade
Heat
Carbon Neutral
Heating System
Compost
Agriculture
Digester
g
Other
Recyclables 6%
Inert
Waste 5%
Biodegradable
Waste 57%
Unsorted
Waste
Recyclable Metal,
Glass, Plastic 8%
Foodstuff
Other 12%
Paper 12%
Insulation
entrance at
high level
exit at
low level
biodigesters
g
skywalks
gantry
service road
Total
1.6 million
0.7 million
7.1 million
1.7 million
11 million / year
Biomass image
Sunlight
Condenser
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IR
Evaporator
1
fan
Air flow
PAR
Evaporator
2
Freshwater
Biomimicry workshop
W k h task:
Workshop
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Biomimicry
Pi i l
Principles:
1. Hook up
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2. Waste from one organism becomes the nutrient for another
3 Nature
3.
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uses what
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4. Use more design and less material
5. Use current solar income
6 Use benign manufacturing
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7. Biologise all the functions in a scheme and find out how
nature
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has
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those challenges
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8. Design elements to serve multiple functions
What is Biomimicry?
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Biomimicry Institute
Structure
Foundational support
Envelope (regulate air, light, moisture, heat)
Services (distribute data, light, solids, liquids, air,
electricity)
Colour creation
Noise abatement
Protection from non-biological agents (seismic forces,
water, wind, dust / dirt, mineral accumulation, fire)
Images
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