Water Tool

Biomimicry Water Tool:

This project is part of the larger project "Water Treatment" also in our list of projects - funded by the Water Research Commission and lead by Golder Associates with BiomimicrySA providing the biomimicry expertise on the team, and in collaboration with CPUT. This project looks to exploit knowledge on how nature cleans water. Solutions evolving from the biomimicry methodology can significantly contribute to wastewater treatment, managing storm water runoff, mitigating effects of erosion and contaminated runoff, greening the community and improved health.

The Biomimicry Water Tool that has been developed as part of this project is considered a useful tool that will be the future reference for Biomimicry research and development, including innovation for addressing challenges in the water sector in a sustainable manner. Consider the tool a kind of digital biomimicry textbook around the function of "how does nature purify water." The tool is arranged around the areas of interest to water treatment engineers, water managers, water researchers etc. For each example there is an explanation of potential innovation, the design principle, the original biology and references. Where applicable, existing biomimicry is also included.