Abstract: Biomimicry is an approach to innovation that seeks sustainable solutions to human challenges by emulating nature’s time tested patterns and strategies. The idea is to adapt the design, products and processes from nature over the long haul. Nature, from the ancient period, has inspired mankind to create long lasting, aesthetic, durable and efficient design for various structures. The biomimicry institute (BI) inspires people to create nature inspired solutions for a healthy planet. Analysis using TRIZ (Theory of Inventive Problem Solving) shows that there is only 12% similarity between biology and technology in the principles with solutions to problems illustrates, and while technology solves problems largely by manipulating usage of energy, biology uses information and structure, two factors largely ignored by technology. Hence, from the point of view of making cost efficient as well as material efficient structures that tackle basic real life problems, more and more nature inspired designs must be studied and implied in mass infrastructure. In this very extract, we cover the case studies of some prominent biomimicry designs that have either been researched upon or applied to structures. Two such examples are:The East gate Complex, Harare, Zimbabwe,Lotusan paints
Keywords: Biomimicry, Sustainable, TRIZ,Biology, Cost efficient.
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