Mapping Biomimicry Design Strategies to Achieving Thermal Regulation Efficiency in Egyptian Hot Environments

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Lecturer-Architecture Department, Faculty of Engineering-Mansoura University

2 Demonstrator-Architecture Department, Faculty of Engineering- Mansoura University

Abstract

 This paper focuses on the study of biomimicry. Biomimicry has been widely applied in architecture and 
environmental engineering as an approach that can integrate ecosystem strategies and technologies in architecture 
to generate a responsive and adaptive built environment.
Today, with the development of building technology, the design of the buildings no longer gives importance 
to the surrounding environmental conditions. So, the built environment contributes nearly 40% of total energy 
consumption to provide thermal comfort in the world and the third of Co2 emissions. As a result of the urgent need 
to find solutions to these problems, architects have tended to take inspiration from ecological systems that can 
introduce sustainable and innovative solutions to solve human challenges. The main objective of this paper is to 
map biomimicry design strategies as a guideline matrix to achieving efficiency in thermal regulation in the 
Egyptian climatic regions. For achieving this objective, a research methodology has depended primarily on a deep 
understanding of ecological systems to make a framework for biomimicry design strategies and the thermal 
properties of Egyptian climatic regions. Then, it will be an analysis and comparison between several experimental 
techniques and architectural examples that depend on biomimicry for achieving thermal regulation efficiency in 
the levels of building design, building envelope, building components, building structure, and material technology.
The paper seeks through this study to extract a set of biomimetic strategies that constitute a guideline towards 
an approach to generate adaptive built environments and to achieve thermal regulation efficiency in Egyptian 
environments

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International Journal of Architectural Engineering and Urban Research
Volume 4, Issue 1
June 2021
Pages 261-279

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