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Editorial for Special Issue on Biomimetic Adaptive Buildings
Negin Imani1,2,3, Brenda Vale4, Derek Clements-Croome5
1Bodeker Scientific, Wellington 6012, New Zealand.
Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland)
|December 24, 2025
Summary
The future of building envelopes involves adaptive and self-regulating designs. This approach views buildings as dynamic systems, crucial for climate change mitigation strategies.
Area of Science:
- Building Science
- Sustainable Architecture
- Climate Change Adaptation
Background:
- Traditional building envelopes are static entities.
- Growing recognition of buildings as living systems.
- Need for adaptive strategies to address climate change.
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