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Nature Solved It First

Nature cracked energy-efficient air conditioning millions of years ago. By studying the complex, self-cooling ventilation systems of African termite mounds, one architect designed a building that uses 90% less energy than its conventional counterparts. This is a story about biomimicry and how looking to nature's time-tested solutions can help us solve modern engineering challenges, from our buildings to our energy consumption.