Biomimicry and Sustainable Building Performance: A Nature-inspired Sustainability Guide for the Built...

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Olusegun Aanuoluwapo Oguntona Clinton Ohis Aigbavboa (University of Johannesburg, South Africa)

Biomimicry and Sustainable Building Performance

A Nature-inspired Sustainability Guide for the Built Environment

Olusegun Aanuoluwapo Oguntona, Clinton Ohis Aigbavboa (University of Johannesburg, South Africa)

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Routledge
29 September 2025

Environmentally-friendly architecture & design; Development studies; Project management; Production & quality control management; Building construction & materials

Series: Routledge Research Collections for Construction in Developing Countries

This book on biomimicry assessment tools studies the concepts of sustainability, sustainable construction practices, and the evaluation categories that constitute a sustainability assessment tool.

By exploring and drawing lessons from biomimicry principles, the book provides a nature-inspired assessment tool to aid and guide the sustainable transformation of the built environment. The book encapsulates the attributes of the conceptualised biomimicry assessment tool, which is aimed at helping practitioners, regulatory bodies, and governmental and non-governmental agencies in greening the built environment. Owing to the dire need for country-specific and tailor-made tools that address developing countries' needs, this book serves as a practical reference and theoretical springboard for the development of sustainability assessment tools for the built environment. Furthermore, the book serves as a guide in navigating the path towards achieving the greening agendas of the built environment and other sectors and seeks to align the new biomimicry assessment tool with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

It is important reading for academics, professionals and advanced students in the built environment, engineering, and sustainable development.

By: Olusegun Aanuoluwapo Oguntona, Clinton Ohis Aigbavboa (University of Johannesburg, South Africa)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781032542560
ISBN 10: 103254256X
Series: Routledge Research Collections for Construction in Developing Countries
Pages: 264
Publication Date: 29 September 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

PART 1: BACKGROUND 1. General Introduction PART 2: SUSTAINABILITY TRENDS IN CONSTRUCTION 2. Sustainability Nexus in The Construction Industry 3. Sustainable Construction Trends and Practices 4. Understanding the Green Building Concept 5. Biomimicry Paradigm: Nature Inspiration and Emulation PART 3: SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT AND RATING IN CONSTRUCTION 6. Sustainability Assessment Tools in The Construction Industry 7. Sustainability Tools and Methods for Building Evaluation 8. Green Initiatives and Building Sustainability Assessment in South Africa PART 4: BIOMIMICRY SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT TOOL (BioSAT) 9. Gaps in Sustainability Assessment Tools Research 10. The Conceptual Biomimicry Sustainability Assessment Tool 11. The Future of Biomimicry Sustainability Assessment Tool

Olusegun Aanuoluwapo Oguntona is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Built Environment, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Walter Sisulu University, South Africa. Clinton Ohis Aigbavboa is a Full Professor at the Department of Construction Management and Quantity Surveying, University of Johannesburg, South Africa.