The purpose of this thesis is to develop a design concept for an innovative and sustainable space heater using Biomimicry, Life’s Principles and Cradle to Cradle as a framework. This required a deep exploration of organisms and their strategies, resulting in a new way to manage electricity (by capturing kinetic energy), and a form based on a vortex flow to direct the heated air.
This thesis paper will present background information and context for home heating issues and explore the social, economic and environmental benefits of a more sustainable space heater available to the broadest possible market.
Findings were that the innovation has a place in the real world market and will fill both an environmental and social need (via development of a business plan), and that using the Biomimicry Methodology Challenge to Biology Biomimicry Design Lens (C2B BDL) is a very accessible process and tool for innovation.