SWOT Analysis of Biomimicry for Sustainable Buildings – A Literature Review of the Importance of Kinetic Architecture Applications in Sustainable Construction Projects

Bayhan, Hasan Gokberk; Karaca, Ece

doi:10.1088/1757-899x/471/8/082047

Cited by 12 publications

(12 citation statements)

References 20 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…The SWOT analysis performed here is inspired by the analysis presented in [ 70 ] and adapted to the context in Panama. The internal elements, corresponding to the strengths and weaknesses, can be easily addressed by focusing on the availability of resources such as personal assets, consumers’ perception, complexity, among others.…”

Section: Discussion: Towards the Solution Domainmentioning

confidence: 99%

Inspection of Biomimicry Approaches as an Alternative to Address Climate-Related Energy Building Challenges: A Framework for Application in Panama

et al. 2020

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

In the Panama context, energy consumption in the building sector is mostly related to the conditioning of indoor spaces for cooling and lighting. Different nature strategies can be mimic to strongly impact these two aspects in the building sector, such as the ones presented here. A comprehensive analysis regarding literature related to biomimicry-based approaches destined to improve buildings designs is presented here. This analysis is driven by the increasing energy regulations demands to meet future local goals and to propose a framework for applications in Panama. Such biomimicry-based approaches have been further analyzed and evaluated to propose the incorporation of organism-based design for three of the most climate types found in Panama. Consequently, a SWOT analysis helped realized the potential that biomimicry-based approaches might have in improving the odds of in meeting the local and global regulations demands. The need for multidisciplinary collaboration to accomplish biomimicry-based-designed buildings, brings an increment in the competitivity regarding more trained human-assets, widening the standard-construction-sector thinking. Finally, the analysis presented here can serve as the foundation for further technical assessment, via numerical and experimental means.

show abstract

Section: Discussion: Towards the Solution Domainmentioning

confidence: 99%

Inspection of Biomimicry Approaches as an Alternative to Address Climate-Related Energy Building Challenges: A Framework for Application in Panama

et al. 2020

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…SWOT analysis in one of the most popular techniques for exposing the strategic cases considering internal (strengths and weaknesses) and external environment (opportunities and threats) and therefore analyzing the current and upcoming situations [27]. Its frameworks are developed in the early 1960s by Harvard Business School faculty [28,29]. The practicality and simplicity are two prominent functions that led to wide use of the SWOT analytical tool in the social sciences [30].…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Green certified shopping malls undertaken by foreign contractors in Russia: A comparative qualitative study

Bayhan¹,

Polat²

2019

JCEMI

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

In recent years, environmental issues have become one of the main concerns of the construction sector. Green buildings are recognized as an important step towards these issues by construction professionals. However, this situation creates new challenges for companies providing contracting services in foreign countries. Today, designing and constructing projects that comply with the requirements of green building certification systems increase the prestige and profit of both the project owner and the contractor. In this study, the green building certification process of two shopping mall projects, which were certified with the Ecostandard green certification system in the Moscow city held by foreign contractors, is investigated. A comparative qualitative case study methodology has been employed to gain a better understanding of the critical success factors of the certification process. A novel SWOT analysis framework is used to comprehensively understand the differences between these two shopping mall projects. The lack of systems for ecological management, outdoor lighting and minimize light pollution, renewable energy sources, material and waste management have been found as the major weaknesses of these projects. On the other hand, architectural planning and design solutions, site selection, infrastructure, and landscaping have been found as strengths. Also, semi-structured interviews were conducted to put forward opportunities and threats. The outcomes of this study are expected to guide construction professionals in the new construction certification process of mall projects. Moreover, the proposed outcomes can be employed to investigate residential or commercial buildings with green certification built by foreign contractors in the future.

show abstract

“…Addressing sustainable architecture Biomimetic design and associated principles [7][8][9][10][11] Building skin [12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21] Integrated frameworks [22][23][24][25][26] Designing with BREEAM [27,28] Addressing sustainable urbanism [29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45] 3. Systematic literature review…”

Section: Included Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Nature has been a reservoir of ideas, and recently sustainability has attracted attention to guide architects to imitate nature in their designs [11]. The research opted for a literature review, extensive interviews with architects, and SWOT analysis is needed to understand the potential of biomimicry for sustainable architecture [11]. The interviews suggested that newly emerging concepts can carve the future of the construction industry [11].…”

Section: Biomimetic Design and Associated Principlesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Biomimicry and the BREEAM category of energy for sustainable architecture and sustainable urbanism

Butt¹

2022

GSC Adv. Res. Rev.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The paper aims to understand the combination of biomimicry and the BREEAM category of energy to identify innovative solutions for sustainable architecture and sustainable urbanism. It purposes to find similarities between biomimicry and the BREEAM category of energy by selecting and analyzing literature. The study aims to indicate potential applications of biomimicry, and the BREEAM category of energy focused on building design. The main question of this research is to discover how biomimicry and the BREEAM category of energy could combine to identify innovative solutions to address sustainable architecture and sustainable urbanism? The research required a systematic literature review for identifying, collecting, and analyzing relevant studies. JSTOR, Science Direct, and Microsoft Academic were used as repositories and led to the identification of 3855 studies. After screening, eligibility, and inclusion, 39 studies were included in the systematic literature review. More studies discussed sustainable architecture and required classification through subthemes: biomimetic design and associated principles; building skin; integrated framework; designing with BREEAM. The paper provides insight into biomimetic design approaches and energy management combining to ensure sustainability ranging from a building to an urban environment. The chosen research method causes the research results to lack generalizability since it does not associate with other BREEAM categories such as health and wellbeing, innovation, land use, materials, management, pollution, transport, waste, and water. The research fulfills the need to study the combination of biomimicry and one of the BREEAM categories to identify innovative solutions for sustainable architecture and sustainable urbanism.

show abstract

SWOT Analysis of Biomimicry for Sustainable Buildings – A Literature Review of the Importance of Kinetic Architecture Applications in Sustainable Construction Projects

Cited by 12 publications

References 20 publications

Inspection of Biomimicry Approaches as an Alternative to Address Climate-Related Energy Building Challenges: A Framework for Application in Panama

Inspection of Biomimicry Approaches as an Alternative to Address Climate-Related Energy Building Challenges: A Framework for Application in Panama

Green certified shopping malls undertaken by foreign contractors in Russia: A comparative qualitative study

Biomimicry and the BREEAM category of energy for sustainable architecture and sustainable urbanism

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About