Explains how architects used termite mounds as a model for designing environmentally-friendly buildings that are kept at a comfortable temperature.
Find out how termite dens are helping builders design new kinds of office buildings.
Learn about how nature has inspired technological innovations with this book on the similarities between termite dens and a new office building design. Integrating both historical and scientific perspectives, this book explains how termite dens inspired a new office building design. Readers will make connections and examine the relationship between the two concepts. Sidebars, photographs, a glossary, and a concluding chapter on important people in the field add detail and depth to this informational text on biomimicry.
