September Chapter Meeting: Biomimicry

Topic: Biomimicry

Speaker: Kris Callori  

Presentation Info

Biomimicry is an approach to innovation that seeks sustainable solutions to human challenges by emulating nature’s time-tested patterns and strategies.  The goal is to create products, processes, and policies that are well-adapted to life on earth over the long haul.  The core idea is that nature has already solved many of the problems we are grappling with. Animals, plants, and microbes are the consummate engineers. After billions of years of research and development, failures are fossils, and what surrounds us is the secret to survival.  Join us to learn how Kris has been adapting the concept of biomimicry to the design of buildings in desert environments.

Speaker Bio

Kris Callori is fascinated by how native ecosystems collaboratively build community and solve design problems.  She is the founder of Verdacity, a LEED and sustainability consulting firm in Albuquerque that guides teams to achieve high performance building goals.  She is an Architect, LEED Fellow, WELL AP and has a Master of Science in Biomimicry from ASU.  She acknowledges that we have the intuitive knowledge as designers to create structures that are truly integrated with the surrounding environment.  She is an avid presenter and advocate for ideas that inspire the way we build, fostering continued progress towards a healthy and prosperous society