Table of Contents

Introduction
Chapter 1: How could we build more efficient structures?
Chapter 2: How will we manufacture materials?
Chapter 3: How will we produce our energy?
Chapter 4: How will we get fresh water?
Chapter 5: How will we create zero-waste systems?
Chapter 6: How will we control our thermal environment?
Chapter 7: How will we gather and distribute light?
Synthesis

About the Author

Michael Pawlyn is an architect, the founding director of Exploration Architecture Ltd., and has a well-earned reputation as a pioneer of biomimicry. Before setting up his own practice he worked with Grimshaw for ten years and was central to the team that radically re-invented horticultural architecture for the Eden Project. He lectures widely on the subject of sustainable design and his talk on TED.com has been viewed over 1.3 million times.