Abstract:
Building sector is playing an active role in the depletion of energy resources.
Ecological balance is hanged by a thread due to increasing waste and pollution
problem. Thus, ongoing discussions about sustainable development and environ-
mental consciousness are focusing on the “nature and built environment relation-
ship”. Furthermore, recent researches show that nature has good ideas to improve
a systematic approach to architectural design for sustainability. This discipline,
known as biomimicry, leads researchers working within interdisciplinary groups
to achieve built environments like “ecosystems” highly efficient, recycling, low
wasting. Accordingly, by learning from nature, using waste in building construction
by “recycling or reusing” has taken important place in terms of energy conserva-
tion. In this context, this chapter discusses a case study, Council House Building,
in detail from designing process to construction, from material usage to renewable
energy concerns. The findings demonstrated that a building can be designed with
sustainable design goals. This building can be called “a working ecosystem” due to
several strategies like efficient use of solar energy, natural ventilation and lighting,
using waste water, etc. It is also possible to conclude that biomimicry in the realm of
architecture should be discussed and formulated for formation of sustainable built
environments.
