Assets About Biomimicry
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3 Key Drivers for the Regenerative Leadership We Need
At SB’21 San Diego, leaders from a variety of industries and disciplines seemed to agree on three key drivers necessary for the regenerative leadership our world needs. ... View More
Day 1-A3: Essential Principles of Regeneration in Nature
Join Nicole Miller of Biomimicry 3.8 as she steps in for pioneer and visionary Janine Benyus. Nicole outlines what nature teaches us about regeneration and how to use its lessons wisely to shape the future of business. Nicole teams with Janine, a glo... View More
Regenerative Design: Beyond Sustainability Toward Circularity in the Built Environment
In order to achieve 2030 sustainability goals, company leaders must think beyond "sustainability," and challenge built environment teams to strive for net-positive impacts, net-zero energy and zero waste. ... View More
Biomimicry Providing a Concrete Solution to a Global Problem
With impending, growing climate change impacts — in conjunction with the expected growth of our cities, ports and other coastal infrastructure — investing in “Blue Tech” is of prime importance. ... View More
Israeli Startup Looks to Nature for Concrete Solution for Marine Infrastructure
ECOncrete has created a unique line of concrete solutions that enhance the biological and ecological value of urban, coastal and marine infrastructure; while increasing their strength and durability. ... View More
Learning from Leadership: How to Create a Climate-Positive, Post-Pandemic Future
Embracing serendipity, climate positivity and wisdom from the natural world are just a few pertinent principles from the host of inspiring discussions on day 1 of the SB Leadership Summit — along with a shift in focus to being “known for what we ... View More
Biomimetic Cooling, Housing Solutions Take Top Honors in Youth Design Challenge
The Biomimicry Institute’s third annual Youth Design Challenge engaged 6,000 students across the US; and yielded ingenious designs for solutions to problems in cities and nature alike. ... View More
Benyus: COVID-19 Offers ‘Utopian Glimmer’ of New World, But We Must Give Back to Nature
“We’re seeing a bit of utopian glimmer coming through, and natural selection chooses what works over and over. So, when we get back to normal, we get this glorious choice to put back in our lives only what is best, only what we found made life wo... View More
12 Amazing Documentaries on Sustainability, Regeneration That You Now Have Time to Watch
As many of us find ourselves with much more time at home due to the COVID-19 crisis, a lot of us are finding opportunities to do things we couldn’t quite get to in the course of our ‘regular lives’ before the widespread lockdowns. ... View More
Indigenous Innovations Provide Blueprint for Climate-Resilient Design
A new book, Lo—TEK: Design by Radical Indigenism, highlights centuries-old technologies that provide a powerful toolkit for sustainable architecture and design in the modern age. ... View More
Climate Action Through Biomimicry: Innovation for the SDGs
The tagline for this year’s Biomimicry Global Design Challenge, “Design° for People + Planet,” asks participants to look at what degree of change they will make for a particular SDG, using nature as their mentor. ... View More
Building, Heal Thyself: Welcome to the Era of Truly Smart Buildings
Smart building features once seemed like nice-to-haves, but they’re rapidly becoming need-to-haves. Facilities that are at a competitive disadvantage are not going to catch up by making operators smarter. The operators are already smart, and they d... View More
Biomimicry Institute Seeks Nature-Inspired Innovations for $100K Ray of Hope Prize®
The Ray of Hope Prize competition gives startups a chance to get their biomimetic innovations to market; entrepreneurs with nature-inspired design solutions for climate mitigation, carbon sequestration or the SDGs have until December 31 to apply. ... View More
There Is No ‘Silver Bullet’ For Resource Management in the Climate Crisis
People have opinions about the ways we should address the climate crisis. There are many possible solutions, but however we decide to change, we have to do it now. ... View More
Jellyfish, Eyelids Among Inspiration for 8 Winners of 2018 Biomimicry Global Design Challenge
From soil erosion solutions that draw inspiration from natural tide pools and a kingfisher’s eyelid, to technologies that use protection methods developed by plants, the winners of this year’s Biomimicry Global Design Challenge present some truly... View More
9 Companies Fighting Climate Change Through Biomimicry
We know that carbon emissions, particularly carbon dioxide and methane, are a major contributor to global climate change trends, and that the challenge of mitigating and even reversing this trend is highly complex. We also know that — like so many ... View More
Biomimicry = Return on Inspiration
Reprinted with permission. This article was originally published in the 25th Anniversary issue of GreenMoney Journal. ... View More
Trending: Biomimicry, Changing Attitudes Poised to Revolutionize Apparel Sector
Fashion continues to make headlines, with news emerging about a new textile breakthrough and shifting attitudes towards clothing across the UK that are helping drive down the industry’s environmental impact. ... View More
5 Climate Change Solutions Advance to Biomimicry Accelerator
Nature-inspired solutions designed to tackle some of the world’s most pressing problems continue to gain steam as five teams of entrepreneurs from around the world vie for the top prize at the 2017 Biomimicry Global Design Challenge. ... View More
Harnessing Nature’s Technology: The Biomimicry Toolkit
This was no introductory workshop. Everyone in attendance on Monday afternoon, day one of SB'17 Detroit, raised their hand when asked if they knew what biomimicry is, and everyone was interested in diving in and learning how to use biomimicry in thei... View More
