Termite Mounds and Passive Ventilation
In short: Termite mounds use complex tunnel networks and daily temperature shifts to regulate air, inspiring energy-efficient bionic architecture like the Eastgate Center.
A 1:20 short film in the series “Nature Invented It First”, narrated by intellect_voice_01.
Sources used in this film: Academia.edu, “The architecture of termite mounds: a result of a trade-off between thermoregulation and gas exchange?”; National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), “Termite mound architecture and climate control: a review of X-ray tomography and flow field simulation approaches”; UIS Journal, “An architecture inspired by termite mounds: Eastgate Center in Harare, the bionic building that reduces consumption”; Wyss Institute at Harvard University, “Termite mounds could inspire new ideas for sustainable building ventilation”.
Sources used in this film
- Academia.edu — The architecture of termite mounds: a result of a trade-off between thermoregulation and gas exchange? · View →
- National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) — Termite mound architecture and climate control: a review of X-ray tomography and flow field simulation approaches · View →
- UIS Journal — An architecture inspired by termite mounds: Eastgate Center in Harare, the bionic building that reduces consumption · View →
- Wyss Institute at Harvard University — Termite mounds could inspire new ideas for sustainable building ventilation · View →
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- Summary by Intellect · source: Academia.edu: The architecture of termite mounds: a result of a trade-off between thermoregulation and gas exchange?
- Also: National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI): Termite mound architecture and climate control: a review of X-ray tomography and flow field simulation approaches
- Also: UIS Journal: An architecture inspired by termite mounds: Eastgate Center in Harare, the bionic building that reduces consumption
- Also: Wyss Institute at Harvard University: Termite mounds could inspire new ideas for sustainable building ventilation
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