http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2557806/The-alien-landscapes-lurking-inside-coralhttp://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/cover-story-playdate Stunning-close-photography-reveals-complex-structure-underwater-creatures.html
ABOUT THIS IMAGE Biomimicry allowed the transformation of CO2 emissions into building blocks by emulating how corals build reefs. A US based company called Calera designed a method to permanently sequester CO2 through cement blocks made by mixing waste CO2 with seawater and adding calcium to form calcium carbonate powder. This is the same process how corals are built. Climate change is driven by the anthropogenic production of CO2 that surpasses the planets sequestration ability. The building industry is responsible for massive CO2 emissions. This initiative inverts the equation to sequester carbon. The value of this image lies in the fact that reveals the immense potential that biomimicry has in solving some of the biggest challenges that menace the planet. Climate change mitigation proposals range from carbon sinks, credits to plantations and even geoengineering. These options have to date, proven to be coerced by red tape, too costly, economically unviable or even unforeseeably dangerous. Nonetheless, alternatives like these remind us that even the world’s massive problems have a microscopic origins and that a detailed observation of the worlds components can answer some of our biggest questions.
REFLECTION This solution is particularly relevant when facing the prospect of geoengineering. Albeit how easy it sounds to apply, the consequences of implementing geoengineering solutions are unknown but terrifying. Biomimicry shows that there are natural approaches and sources of inspiration. By using life-friendly chemistry we spare the world of receiving new toxic elements but just build which what is al ready there. Biomimicry thinking - integrating biology into the design process is something that every practice should do. Designers have an urge to look for answers, a desire to understand how things work. In future design projects, the involvement of a biologist in the design process can. Ideo’s Human-centered + Natured centered design mashup proposes introducing a permanent figure of a BaDT (Biologist at the design table).
https://www.ted.com/talks/janine_benyus_biomimicry_in_action?lang uage=en#t-473441 http://www.fastcompany.com/1643489/biomimicry-challenge-ideo-ta ps-octopi-and-flamingos-reorganize-usgbc
“If I could reveal anything that is hidden from us, at least in modern cultures, it would be to reveal something that we’ve forgotten that we used to know as well as we know our own names. And that is that we live in a competent universe. That we are part of a brilliant planet. And that we are surrounded by genius”.
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Janine Benyus: Biomimicry in action TED TALKS
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