BIO-INSPIRED BUILT ENVIRONMENTS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE: DEVELOPING STRATEGIES FOR ADAPTATION AND MITIGATION

The construction industry is accountable for more than half of the energy expenditure globally, drastically causative to climate change, along with the colossal carbon emissions they generate. In pursuit of solutions, significant lessons can be derived by looking at adaptive natural systems. Almost all living organisms develop to endure varying circumstances without depleting their resources and changing the equilibrium of their bionetwork. Adaptations in nature range from structural, to behavioural, to survival. This paper demonstrates an analysis of diverse built environments which derive inspiration from nature as a means to develop design strategies for built environments, to either mitigate the causes or adapt to the impacts of climate change