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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 />

Termite nests are “living buildings”<br />

We need to emulate the symbiotic abilities of <strong>termites</strong> to<br />

survive over time (200 million years)<br />

The nest is invariably closed to the atmosphere except when<br />

building takes place or the release of reproductives (alates).

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