Termite mounds can teach us the secret to creating "living and breathing" buildings that use less energy.
While humans have been building McMansions and other structures that prioritize neither efficiency nor performance, other members of the animal world have been working on brilliant designs engineered to best meet their needs. Granted, people practicing vernacular architecture have their buildings figured out. But in too many places, we have structures that don't work with nature, and we end up relying on resource-hungry climate control contraptions to keep our homes livable.
Termites Outsmart Humans When it Comes to HVAC Systems
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