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Drawing from his research on ant colonies, Tschinkel who is known as the creator of the field of underground ant nest architecture research, [1] provides an in-depth look at the architectural and biological complexity of ant nests and the innovative methods used to study them.
"Sustainable Architecture", The Architectural Review, UK, Sep 1996. Baird, George (2001). The Architectural Expression of Environmental Control Systems. Spon Press. ISBN 0-419-24430-1; Gissen, David (2003). "Big and Green: Toward Sustainable Architecture in the 21st Century. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 1-56898-361-1
Sustainable architecture focuses on the on-site use of waste management, incorporating things such as grey water systems for use on garden beds, and composting toilets to reduce sewage. These methods, when combined with on-site food waste composting and off-site recycling, can reduce a house's waste to a small amount of packaging waste .
Sustainable landscape architecture is a category of sustainable design concerned with the planning and design of the built and natural environments. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The design of a sustainable landscape encompasses the three pillars of sustainable development: economic well-being, social equity and environmental protections.
AS+GG was founded in Chicago in 2006, by Adrian Smith, Gordon Gill, and Robert Forest after they left the Chicago office of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill LLP (SOM). [1] Taking their experience on large, mixed-use projects, [2] AS+GG focuses on the design of high-performance, energy-efficient, and sustainable architecture on an international scale. [3] "
The ants have also been observed eating human food in some instances, whereas their European counterparts primarily feed on other insects and their droppings, Kennett said.
Sustainable architecture in Barcelona; Sustainable design standards; Sustainable habitat; Sustainable landscape architecture; Sustainable refurbishment;
Biomimetic architecture is a branch of the new science of biomimicry defined and popularized by Janine Benyus in her 1997 book (Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature). ). Biomimicry (bios - life and mimesis - imitate) refers to innovations inspired by nature as one which studies nature and then imitates or takes inspiration from its designs and processes to solve human problem