Corporate Training By Zack Academy - Nature’s Marvels: Innovation in Natural Building Design

Biomimicry is a new paradigm in design and innovation – a design philosophy and process that studies nature’s biology and imitates these models to solve human design problems. Join this Nature’s Marvels: Innovation in Natural Building Design webinar to learn about biomimicry with examples of designs and systems that mimic nature’s design lessons; including natural forms, models, measures, and biological processes to deepen sustainable methodology. Examine the built environment with our expert instructor to identify how biology systems can be used as blueprints to solve design problems in the architectural and engineering spheres more sustainably and how they can fit within the parameters of LEED. Examine innovative design solutions that are well-adapted to life on earth over the long haul by emulating nature’s 3.8 billion years of time-tested patterns and strategies.

Course Topics

• Define biomimicry and identify its relationship to sustainable architecture, design and engineering.
• Identify the role of biomimicry in common green building rating systems such as LEED and Living Building Challenge.
• Understand the underlying “Life’s Principles” and become familiar with the biomimicry design process.
• Explore case studies from the built environment related to sustainable sites, water efficiency, energy & atmosphere, materials & resources, indoor environmental quality and innovations in design.
• Identify additional resources available related to biomimicry.

Who Should Attend?

LEED APs, Green Associates, AIA Members, anyone interested in green building

Note: You will receive access to our webinar, a certificate of completion and automatic reporting to USGBC and/or AIA.

Syllabus

• Define biomimicry and identify its relationship to sustainable architecture, design and engineering.
• Identify the role of biomimicry in common green building rating systems such as LEED and Living Building Challenge.
• Understand the underlying “Life’s Principles” and become familiar with the biomimicry design process.
• Explore case studies from the built environment related to sustainable sites, water efficiency, energy & atmosphere, materials & resources, indoor environmental quality and innovations in design.
• Identify additional resources available related to biomimicry.