{"id":23370,"date":"2017-02-17T13:34:23","date_gmt":"2017-02-17T13:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.arcc-network.org.uk\/?page_id=23370"},"modified":"2018-04-29T12:52:03","modified_gmt":"2018-04-29T12:52:03","slug":"inspired-by-nature","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.arcc-network.org.uk\/adaptive-places\/future-materials-processes\/inspired-by-nature\/","title":{"rendered":"Inspired by nature"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The move towards a more multidisciplinary approach to environmental design is an opportunity for new materials, technology and living forms to redefine not only building design, but the entire built environment.<\/p>\n<p>At our future materials &amp; processes stand at <a href=\"\/adaptive-places\/future-materials-processes\/\">Ecobuild 2017<\/a> we showcase what is possible when bringing together natural and engineering solutions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/turner_briony?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@turner_briony<\/a> shows <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DavidMcClelland?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DavidMcClelland<\/a> the second <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ARCC_CN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ARCC_CN<\/a> plinth at  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ecobuild?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ecobuild<\/a>: \u201cCan we live in harmony with nature?&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qtpvbGiukP\">pic.twitter.com\/qtpvbGiukP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ecobuild (@Ecobuild_Now) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ecobuild_Now\/status\/839425054890938368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Wednesday 8 March<\/h2>\n<h3>14:30\u201315:30 BRE Academy, Ecobuild<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"ruled\">Nature inspired healthy building materials<\/h3>\n<h4>Professor Pete Walker, University of Bath<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bath.ac.uk\/ace\/people\/walker\/\">Professor Walker<\/a> is the BRE Trust Chair of Innovative Construction Materials and Director of the BRE Centre for Innovative Construction Materials at the University of Bath. His research interests include bio-based construction materials, materials for improved indoor air quality and development of low carbon technologies for new and retrofitting applications. Pete\u2019s a chartered civil engineer and a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers and the Institution of Engineers (Australia).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eco-see.eu\/\">ECO-SEE project<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"video-container-4x3\"><iframe src=\"\/\/www.slideshare.net\/slideshow\/embed_code\/key\/yKzuV2MwBs9Tw6\" allowfullscreen> <\/iframe> <\/div>\n<h3 class=\"ruled\">Towards carbon negative facades \u2013 bioreceptive recycled glass tiles<\/h3>\n<h4>Dr Veronica Ferrandiz-Mas, University of Bath<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bath.ac.uk\/ace\/people\/ferrandiz-mas\/index.html\">Veronica Ferrandiz-Mas<\/a> is a lecturer in Innovative Construction Materials at the University of Bath. Her research focus on developing innovative construction materials, particularly those made by reusing by-products (waste) to improve the energy efficiency and thermal comfort of buildings. She\u2019s previously held a Marie Curie Individual Fellowship at Imperial College London. She\u2019s a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ferr\u00e1ndiz-Masa, V., Bonda, T., Zhanga, Z., Melchiorrib, J. &amp; Cheesemana, C.R. 2016. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0048969716306891\">Optimising the bioreceptivity of porous glass tiles based on colonization by the alga <em>Chlorella vulgaris<\/em><\/a>. <em>Science of The Total Environment<\/em>, 563\u2013564 (1 September 2016): 71\u201380. DOI: j.scitotenv.2016.04.023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"video-container-16x9\"><iframe src=\"\/\/www.slideshare.net\/slideshow\/embed_code\/key\/mPXiQDCyd4PkuW\" allowfullscreen> <\/iframe> <\/div>\n<h3 class=\"ruled\">Nanostructures derived from nature \u2013 moth inspired self-cleaning, thermochromic windows<\/h3>\n<h4>Dr Ioannis Papakonstantinou, UCL<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ee.ucl.ac.uk\/pilab\/the-group\">Ioannis Papakonstantinou<\/a> is founder of the Photonic Innovations Lab and a senior lecturer at UCL. He has previously held positions in Sharp Laboratories of Europe, and the CERN-European Organisation for Nuclear Research. He is a member of UCL\u2019s board of Energy Directors and holder of a European Research Council (ERC) starting grant on smart windows.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jan 2016: EPSRC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epsrc.ac.uk\/newsevents\/news\/selfcleaningwindows\/\">Nature inspired nano-structures mean no more cleaning windows<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"video-container-4x3\"><iframe src=\"\/\/www.slideshare.net\/slideshow\/embed_code\/key\/IqL8Ti8IUBUL5Q\" allowfullscreen> <\/iframe>  <\/div>\n<h3 class=\"ruled\">GIS construction solutions supporting net biodiversity gain<\/h3>\n<h4>Katie McCausland, University of Reading<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/tsbe\/Current-research-projects\/EngDProfiles\/k-mccausland.aspx\">Katie McCausland<\/a> is an EngD researcher in the Technology for Sustainable Built Environments department at the University of Reading in collaboration with Costain Group Plc. Her focus in on use of GIS in analysis visualisation of landscapes within\u00a0sensitive sustainable infrastructure construction and asset management. Katie has a masters in Landscape Ecology, and previously worked as a GIS technician for a local council.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container-4x3\"><iframe src=\"\/\/www.slideshare.net\/slideshow\/embed_code\/key\/1u5yLr0dC6JHV7\" allowfullscreen> <\/iframe>  <\/div>\n<h3 class=\"ruled\">Biointegrated architecture \u2013 living building facades<\/h3>\n<h4>Professor Marcos Cruz, UCL<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iris.ucl.ac.uk\/iris\/browse\/profile?upi=MADOB38\">Professor Cruz<\/a> is an architect and a researcher with extensive experience in the design and creation of innovative environments in architecture. He is Co-Director of the BiotA Lab and Reader at the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL. A former Director of the Bartlett at UCL, 2010\u20132014, he has also held international posts and exhibited his award winning designs internationally.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.biota-lab.com\/\">BiotA Lab<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"video-container-16x9\"><iframe src=\"\/\/www.slideshare.net\/slideshow\/embed_code\/key\/DjRFaNuFYI7Raw\" allowfullscreen> <\/iframe> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The move towards a more multidisciplinary approach to environmental design is an opportunity for new materials, technology and living forms to redefine not only building design, but the entire built environment. At our future materials &amp; processes stand at Ecobuild 2017 we showcase what is possible when bringing together natural and engineering solutions. .@turner_briony shows &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcc-network.org.uk\/adaptive-places\/future-materials-processes\/inspired-by-nature\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Inspired by nature<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":22976,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"arcc-2col-page.php","meta":[],"tags":[41,51],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arcc-network.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23370"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arcc-network.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arcc-network.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arcc-network.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arcc-network.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23370"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.arcc-network.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23370\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24187,"href":"https:\/\/www.arcc-network.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23370\/revisions\/24187"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arcc-network.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22976"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arcc-network.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arcc-network.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}