IRG 40 Beijing, China IRG 40 Beijing, China Building with termites ...
IRG 40 Beijing, China IRG 40 Beijing, China Building with termites ...
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<strong>Building</strong><br />
<strong>with</strong> termite<br />
<strong>IRG</strong> <strong>40</strong> <strong>Beijing</strong>,<br />
<strong>China</strong><br />
May 2009<br />
Centre of excellence was established<br />
In the early 2000’s to understand how structure and<br />
function are integrated and embodied in the complex<br />
architecture of the mound of the African fungalfeeding<br />
termite, Macrotermes michaelseni. The work<br />
was intended to answer three broad questions,<br />
namely:-<br />
• What are the detailed architectures that underlie<br />
physiological functions in termite mounds?<br />
• How do termite mounds integrate and coordinate<br />
multiple sources of energy to perform the overarching<br />
function of colony ventilation?<br />
• To what extent can the knowledge gained about<br />
these phenomena be applied to human construction<br />
and hence inform future architectural and engineering<br />
construction practice?
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