Passive house design:
The part on Biomimicry has a building in Zimbabwe that mimics a termite mound.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastgate_Centre%2C_Harare
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Passively cooled, Eastgate uses only 10% of the energy needed by a similar conventionally cooled building.[2] When actively cooled, the Centre consumes 35% less energy to maintain the same temperature as a conventionally cooled building.[3]
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