Ritorna venerdì 06 marzo 2015 pomeriggio a Bolzano (Sala Latemar, Fiera) il format Questioni di facciata | Alles Fassade, il convegno sull’innovazione nelle facciate complesse per edifici organizzato dal Gruppo di Lavoro Facciate del Cluster Edilizia del TIS innovation park di Bolzano. Per la seconda volta QdF è all'interno di Klimainfisso, il salone di Fiera Bolzano dedicato … Continue reading “Questioni di facciata” 2015.
Category: Biomimicry
Verge SF 2014.
You didn't attend Verge SF 2014? No problem, Verge brings the conference into your home with Verge virtua event. Here are the links to the streaming vision of the three days, Oct 28-29-30th. Enjoy and ... thank you GreenBiz 🙂 Sustainability's next tipping point. Interconnected technologies for energy, buildings and transportation enable radical efficiencies and huge … Continue reading Verge SF 2014.
Biomimicry is Hot
... and Living Buildings too 😉 “What if I told you I work in a building that acts like a tree? More than a pickup line, this could save the world”. The Bullitt Center created this great video to promote the concept of biomimicry. The Bullitt Center is the greenest commercial building in the world. … Continue reading Biomimicry is Hot
The Nobel Dilemma.
The Nobel Prize is a set of annual international awards bestowed in a number of categories by Swedish and Norwegian committees in recognition of cultural and/or scientific advances. The will of the Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel established the prizes in 1895. The prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature and Peace were first awarded in … Continue reading The Nobel Dilemma.
Resilience is …
Resilience is the capacity of an ecosystem to respond to a perturbation or disturbance by resisting damage and recovering quickly. | Der Begriff der Resilienz bezeichnet in der Ökosystemtheorie die Fähigkeit eines Ökosystems, angesichts von ökologischen Störungen seine grundlegende Organisationsweise zu erhalten anstatt in einen qualitativ anderen Systemzustand überzugehen. | La resilienza (dal latino resiliens … Continue reading Resilience is …
The 2014 Living Future unConference.
So excited to be at the 2014 Living Future unConference, in Portland, Oregon ! Humans are nature. We do not live in straight lines. We are infinitely varied and constantly changing. Truly resilient and regenerative design recognizes this unbounded human experience. It feeds our souls along with our bodies. It leaves space for imaginations to soar, … Continue reading The 2014 Living Future unConference.
Learning from the bird of Paradise flower.
Technology4Change, a web magazine founded by the BRE Trust in 2012, has recently launched a survey 'What is your favourite biomimetic innovation in the built environment?' asking the readers to choose their favourite nature-influenced creation from a picture list including: Moving façades | Shading systems that fold without joints or hinges. Self-healing products | North Carolina State University … Continue reading Learning from the bird of Paradise flower.
A bridge is born.
'This living bridge will grow for 500 years. Your children will use it ... and your children's children'. Meghalaya's living bridges. In the depths of northeastern India, in one of the wettest places on earth, bridges aren't built—they're grown. The Ficus elastica produces a series of secondary roots from higher up its trunk and can … Continue reading A bridge is born.
Natural Capitalism. Il capitalismo sostenibile.
L’intervista a Paul Hawken sull’ultimo numero di Trim Tab, il magazine trimestrale del Living Future Institute, è l’occasione per parlare di ‘capitalismo naturale’, la teoria introdotta dallo stesso Hawken insieme a Amory B. Lovins e L. Hunter Lovins nel libro ‘Natural Capitalism’ del 1999. ‘Creating the Next Industrial Revolution’ è il sottotitolo di quello che … Continue reading Natural Capitalism. Il capitalismo sostenibile.
Ci salverà la biomimesi?
Will biomimicry save us? Con biomimesi si designa la disciplina, di recente formalizzazione, che studia e imita le caratteristiche degli esseri viventi come modello cui ispirarsi per il miglioramento di attività e tecnologie umane. L’etimologia è trasparente: da una parte il prefisso bio-, in uno dei suoi quattro principali significati, vale a dire quello più … Continue reading Ci salverà la biomimesi?
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