A case study in biomimetic roofing: Moisture dissipation from leaf-shaped shingles

Rupp, Ariana; Gruber, Petra

doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-821053-6.00015-1

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“…In the case of Rupp and Grubber [ 92 ], oak sun leaves were used as a shape inspiration for residential-grade fast-drying shingles. Due to their dissected shape and aerodynamics, oak leaves show fast heat and moisture dissipation.…”

Section: Biomimicry In Responsive Envelopes and Applicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Environmentally Responsive Materials for Building Envelopes: A Review on Manufacturing and Biomimicry-Based Approaches

2023

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Buildings must adapt and respond dynamically to their environment to reduce their energy loads and mitigate environmental impacts. Several approaches have addressed responsive behavior in buildings, such as adaptive and biomimetic envelopes. However, biomimetic approaches lack sustainability consideration, as conducted in biomimicry approaches. This study provides a comprehensive review of biomimicry approaches to develop responsive envelopes, aiming to understand the connection between material selection and manufacturing. This review of the last five years of building construction and architecture-related studies consisted of a two-phase search query, including keywords that answered three research questions relating to the biomimicry and biomimetic-based building envelopes and their materials and manufacturing and excluding other non-related industrial sectors. The first phase focused on understanding biomimicry approaches implemented in building envelopes by reviewing the mechanisms, species, functions, strategies, materials, and morphology. The second concerned the case studies relating to biomimicry approaches and envelopes. Results highlighted that most of the existing responsive envelope characteristics are achievable with complex materials requiring manufacturing processes with no environmentally friendly techniques. Additive and controlled subtractive manufacturing processes may improve sustainability, but there is still some challenge to developing materials that fully adapt to large-scale and sustainability needs, leaving a significant gap in this field.

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Section: Biomimicry In Responsive Envelopes and Applicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%