The largest commercial building in Zimbabwe can cool itself thanks to inspiration from termites. What do you think about the building's unique design?

@CaryKelly11

6 жыл бұрын

I think we should live in giant termite mounds.

@iLupi

6 жыл бұрын

Passive Ventilation strategies are definitely a way forward. It’s amusing if you think about it that in older times, they build with those sorts of things in mind, but with the invention of Air Conditioning, most moved on to the ‘“cookie cutter” method of slapping big HVAC systems into buildings’ approach. It’s a very tough and fun challenge trying to create buildings that serve in function, form, comfort and sustainability.

@qodentdent5256

6 жыл бұрын

OMG I LOVE THIS 💘

@lenso010

6 жыл бұрын

the building is too ugly. The rest is awesome

@qodentdent5256

6 жыл бұрын

lenso010 that's just matter of taste :))

When she said 82° I literally cried in Celsius.

@dolcevita9512

4 жыл бұрын

LMFAO 😂😂🤣🤣☝🏼👏🏼

@fahadhashmi2889

4 жыл бұрын

Holy LMAO 😆😂

@tickle296

4 жыл бұрын

C=(F-32)/9. Isn't it the conversion equation from Centigrade to FARENHEIT and vice versa? 🤔🤔

@kevinchen1763

4 жыл бұрын

82 F is actually freaking hot, is like California hot

@Phoenix.219

4 жыл бұрын

@@tickle296 5/9...if u will not multiply by 5 it will be temp of winters😁

I worked in the eastgate building everyday 8am-5pm for a year. I would say in hot weather temperatures inside the building (around 25°) were pleasant compared to those outside (around 30°). Hot weather is 9 months in Zimbabwe. However, during 3 months of winter the lower temperatures inside the building were uncomfortable for many. It was better to be outside

@MalaysianTropikfusion

2 жыл бұрын

I didn't know you could have winter in Zimbabwe.

@clarencemaseko428

2 жыл бұрын

@@MalaysianTropikfusion we do have winter but our version is mild. I'm 35 and I've never seen snow. In the afternoon you just need a light jersey and then it gets bad in the evening where we stick around fire places

@MalaysianTropikfusion

2 жыл бұрын

@@clarencemaseko428 Just last year I experienced first-hand a Saudi Arabian winter. It was mind-boggling to feel cold at 12 P.M. noon. Looking at a map, it's no wonder. Saudi Arabia is north of the equator, and Zimbabwe is south of it.

@lil_weasel219

2 жыл бұрын

@@clarencemaseko428 You can easily put more clothes on if it's slightly cool, what's important is solving the issue of heat because that is much harder to solve

@showshowtomakefreeenergyge2426

Жыл бұрын

Termites have long been a problem for homeowners, but one company is using them as inspiration for a new type of building. Termite mounds are found in hot climates and are known for their ability to regulate temperature. The company has developed a way to mimic the termite mound, using concrete and clay to create a structure that can cool itself. The building is designed to take advantage of the lower temperatures during the winter months. The concrete and clay absorb heat during the day and release it at night, keeping the building cooler during the hottest part of the day. The design is still in its early stages, but the company believes it has potential to revolutionize how we build in hot climates.

For those of you are interested in this topic of architectural passive cooling designs I would suggest looking into what was used in Persia (now known as Iran) many centuries ago. “Badgirs” (cooling towers) were an ingenious use of local materials and the dynamism of nature’s thermal homeostasis to provide “air conditioning” that didn’t rely on electricity.

@Thinks-First

Жыл бұрын

Cooling towers are interesting but completely impractical. You still can't beat Oil, Electricity generation, and Air Conditioning units. The vilification of modern technology is getting ridiculous. Notice how the larges proponents of going backwards never quite commit to do it themselves. I'd say those Africans were conned.

@Robopi3.14

Жыл бұрын

​@@Thinks-Firstit's not vilification. It simply is not sustainable to rely on fossil fuels for all our needs. While we wean ourselves off this dependence, it is helpful to have innovative low power consumption technologies

@Thinks-First

Жыл бұрын

@@Robopi3.14 Sure we can. There are plenty of fossil fuels available. There's no shortage. It would be nice to develop new technologies, but none pack the punch calorie for calorie as hydrocarbons do. Cooling towers, evaporation pools, solar, wind, etc... They are mostly toys. Not serious energy sources. And they never will be. Don't worry, there is more than enough fuel in the earth's crust.

@Sol-ps8ox

Жыл бұрын

​@@Thinks-FirstThey literally had temperatures between 27°C to 12°C. Thats what people in those regions set the AC temp. at. It is you who is blinded to not be able to see that they got what they wanted.

@henvdemon

11 ай бұрын

@@Thinks-First how are those ac units without electricity holding up again? After the power went out due to whatever cause this time. Or if the power grid just you know, went out or got destroyed/rendered unusable.

Freezing point=0°C Boiling point=100°C We don't need Fahrenheit

@am-fil

5 жыл бұрын

Imperial is superior and metrics is inferior.

@enderomega2324

5 жыл бұрын

@@am-fil And now apply logic to the imperial system you can't cos you an ignorant, I can but I don't like waste my time

@joshg5122

4 жыл бұрын

I’d argue Fahrenheit only makes more sense for weather but nothing else

@TsunaXZ

4 жыл бұрын

@@am-fil Well I use both but most of the time I prefer Metric.

@superknightlol

4 жыл бұрын

Am Fil its a science channel. they suppose to use metric. no scientist in the world even in america use imperial.

Fahrenheit=1.8(Celsius)+32 Celsius=(Fahrenheit - 32)/1.8 82F = 27.8C 95F = 35C

@shmorkshmire

6 жыл бұрын

Mauro Molinero it's not that hard, you've probably got a calculator on your phone

@NeverLooksAtComments

6 жыл бұрын

who uses a calculator for that? just ask your phone or google.

@balamstudios

6 жыл бұрын

It means nothing when you have to stop the immersion in the video to make a conversion, by which time you will have lost the streak of all other information. So NO.

@oblark

6 жыл бұрын

balamstudios lol immersion? Lets be real this isnt some groundbreaking visual masterpiece demanding our complete attention, its a short informational video meant to be fact checked by the viewer.

@AGJ117

6 жыл бұрын

balamstudios You can rewind the video to regain the information. It won't go away and it's less than 4 minutes.

Great minds, really these guys are Gem for our world

@chyu89

4 жыл бұрын

You mean the termites?

@sslime4649

3 жыл бұрын

It's not minds at play here, it's their instinct alone

@aschconformity7795

2 жыл бұрын

not that great. they are still using fans..

"The concrete blocks absorb the cold". Cold isn't a property, heat (thermal energy) is. The cold air transfers heat away from the concrete and vents it out of the building during the night, which lowers the concrete's temperature. Then the concrete acts as a giant heat-sink during the day, absorbing and storing heat from the air. I'm not sure how this relates to termite mounds though, other than the fact that the ground acts as a heat sink in the same way the concrete does, but that can be said of rabbit warrens, ant nests, and even your parent's basement. I was under the impression that termite mounds in particular make use of complex ventilation shafts that make use of wind and thermal expansion to bring fresh air deep into the nest and vent waste gasses. I'm pretty sure they don't have ventilation fans.

@Pa-1

4 жыл бұрын

Even I was expecting a tech at that level - something like a ram pump which acts based on water pressure & automatic valves... They say that the Pyramid also has fresh air inside despite not having windows...!!!

@rahulnaik1869

4 жыл бұрын

Actually a termite mound uses Bernoulli's principle for ventilation. The pressure difference between outside and the inside creates forced ventilation even with the slightest of the breeze. They failed to explain any of this here. The chimneys on top probably mimic this to an extent, but since the floors and spaces are stacked mechanical cooling is probably required. Not much biomimicing from the mound.

@chippysteve4524

3 ай бұрын

In this case,the majority of the heat transfer is via radiation and not conduction/convection as you suggest although you clearly know more than the chimp who wrote this script for Nat Geo and all the managers and execs who didn't spot the jaw-dropping inaccuracy of the script/'researchers'.

People are saying that 82 degrees fahrenheit is not comfortable, while not understanding that this is Zimbabwe and for them it probably is.

@ArgentonRodrigo

6 жыл бұрын

I'm Brazil, the norm here is 22°C for closed buildings, not 27,7°C.

@tfnoooooo3087

6 жыл бұрын

well i am zimbabwean.......and that is s**t hot

@thearchitect3497

6 жыл бұрын

Crepuscular its dry heat dummy not humid....unlike USA Africa doesnt have humid heat...just dry heat and if u stay indoors u wont even feel hot.

@fenty2331

5 жыл бұрын

Pinned Comment it depends on the part of africa your in

@lilahb.8698

5 жыл бұрын

My house is 80-83, and it's dry heat. What I'd be more worried about is how it's 57 degrees at night! That's waaaay too cold.

Please add SI units next to imperial units. While lbs/kg and ft/m conversion are fairly straightforward in a ball park figure kind of way, F to C is very non-intuitive for someone who isn’t familiar with it.

@Drew-fn6rq

6 жыл бұрын

FANtasy121 just look it up. Dont be lazy. :)

@jesse113553

6 жыл бұрын

I did. It is inconvenient, esp when they could just put it directly beneath the other units.

@thisismyshitpostingaccount5991

6 жыл бұрын

Drew or they could put it in the video and not be lazy :)

@esadlemes8936

6 жыл бұрын

Its f minus 32 then divide by 1.8

@Drew-fn6rq

6 жыл бұрын

That too lol

Human copies termite cooling system Termites: *issues copystrike*

@dhupee

4 жыл бұрын

@3am music that sentence is use for someone who pour molten aluminium on the termite's nest

@katlegokgosibodiba

4 жыл бұрын

Stolen patent.

@dennisg.8618

4 жыл бұрын

Termites now own the building.

@nsa3679

4 жыл бұрын

Copyright will be the reason humanity downfall

@casimirojulianangelo4804

4 жыл бұрын

@@nsa3679 isn't there a game/movie about that?

Kudos to the Termite architects and Engineers. They gave humans a brilliant idea 👏

@danko5866

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, nature is most intelligent

@ballscock9280

Жыл бұрын

Termites don’t have architects or engineers buddy 💀

@louisthelemur1238

Жыл бұрын

@@ballscock9280 😐

@8909lee

Жыл бұрын

Why being blind? The one who created termites and us is the most intelligent of all.

@ihaventshoweredin6weeksbut527

Жыл бұрын

​@@danko5866 we are nature lol

As an architect myself, while this structure is interesting, it isn't really the ideal building construction method for a "self-cooling" structure. Built from at least the 3rd century BC, the house style now recognized as a Moroccan riad is by far one of the best designs for a "self-cooling" structure. It is a multiple storied building that surrounds an open courtyard containing a water feature like a fountain or a soaking pool. Riads are inward focused buildings that have few, if any features on the exterior façade; small exterior facing windows let air in along the first floor which cools in the shaded and humid courtyard. All of the rooms are open to the courtyard, letting in this cool air; the courtyard also acting as a chimney of sorts to direct warmer air up and out of the structure. Termites are OK, but the structure still requires heavy use of fans to duct air away, so it isn't really "self-cooling." When a water feature is added into a shaded central courtyard, the difference in temperatures is much more dramatic, and usually, no fans are needed.

@raydreamer7566

2 жыл бұрын

I could not find anywhere that shows how the Moroccan riad design works for cooling. I would like to learn more about what you are implying how this works for cooling.

@lawrencestanley8989

2 жыл бұрын

@@raydreamer7566 It is essentially just evaporative cooling.

@Buurba_Jolof

2 жыл бұрын

@@lawrencestanley8989 Nicely explained. 👍

@ANTSEMUT1

2 жыл бұрын

The video didn't explain that having a vent on the ground floor and the a connecting chimney on the top creates a air pressure differential, the taller the chimney relative to the ground floor vent the bigger the pressure differential. This also means if they place the vents in a shaded vent the air would be much cooler too.

@abtking91

2 жыл бұрын

What is a good design to keep residential houses cool in Indian summers, where highest temperature may go upto 46-48 degree Celcius? Is there a good insulation system commercially available that works for cheap?

I pulled up the weather there. For all but 3 months the outside temp is less than 86 degrees while the night temp is never above 64 degrees. It's gets up to 90 in Sep-Nov. Seems like the building should be a lot cooler than 82 degrees.

@thehulk86

Жыл бұрын

I agree, plus since the global average 'room temperature' is about 72.8 degrees Fahrenheit, a gigantic office building that has no AC at all and averages 82 degrees every single day seems like a colossal failure

@sanderbenning1182

Жыл бұрын

@@thehulk86 this is what I was thinking too! When I converted the 82 degrees Fahrenheit to Celsius, I was shocked by how hot it was. Does not seem like a comfortable temperature to spend the whole day working in... Like you said, this seems like a failure instead, I don't get why they're boasting about it.

@MAZEMIND

Жыл бұрын

A massive hot, smelly building.

@icefire5555

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, how do they spend 66% as much on electricity with massively warmer air? I thought AC was most of the power consumption.

@tembe2638

Жыл бұрын

for someone in zimbabwe 82 degrees is actually quite cool because they have adjusted to much hotter temperatures

American : Make America great again! rest of the world : Make America use the metric system!

@FestusOmega

5 жыл бұрын

Bah, silly plebs claiming they use the metric system when they're still living as slaves to the 24 hour day. 60 seconds in a minute? 60 minutes in an hour and 24 hrs in a day? 7 days a week, a varying number of days per month, 12 months a year, 365 days a year except it's actually 366 once every 4 years? Such a messy system. People should just adapt to a simple base ten system of time measurement already and stop being posers.

@CIorox_BIeach

5 жыл бұрын

We're not changing just so people in other countries have to do less math.

@consideringorthodoxy5495

5 жыл бұрын

It's me Ha, you have to use decimals more. Nerds

@am-fil

5 жыл бұрын

Imperial is superior. Just like America!

@user-rj4fq9nh4j

4 жыл бұрын

yes. please!!!

The building looks like it was designed in Minecraft.

@ryy1704

4 жыл бұрын

Ye the outside has a blocky look.

@pearlnepgen5100

3 жыл бұрын

Ye

I had the pleasure of meeting the architect once. A very humble and down-to-earth person. If you liked this building, you might also want to check out the CH2 he designed in Melbourne. Sensible passive design principles augmented by modern technology can yield some amazing results in terms of aesthetics and energy efficiency.

And what's that in Celsius?

@AAMIRKHAN7

6 жыл бұрын

27-28

@Ar0npr0ducti0ns

6 жыл бұрын

27,7 ° = 82 fahrenheit

@riotmakerzeronine6761

6 жыл бұрын

Hint, R : F : C = 4 : 9 (+32) : 5

@bugmaster05

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, this guys really need to consider thay not everyone uses fahrenheit as unit. Btw a comfortable 82 degrees fahrenheit isnt as comfortable if the humidity is high not to mention if you exert yourself.

@phantomcreamer

6 жыл бұрын

GommentarHD subtract 32, diivide by 9, and times by 5.

I heard about this termites construction and Zimbabwe building 8 years ago and now I'm watching it's construction through video. It's amazing. Thanks for this video

Iam proud that iam the engineer of that building

@chippysteve4524

3 ай бұрын

Wow a typing termite. Life IS awssome ;-)

@Life_is_Awesome_Civil

3 ай бұрын

@@chippysteve4524 😂

Termites also orientate their structures to make the best advantage of the suns radiation, something that is still beyond most building designer/architects

@weneedmoreconsideratepeopl4006

6 жыл бұрын

How do you know this info?

@ImmortalShiro

6 жыл бұрын

He's a termite...

@oyaml1211

6 жыл бұрын

He knows because he has lived in a termite mound.

@esadlemes8936

6 жыл бұрын

I cant find a short way to explain how wrong your argument is. We take extremely great care to optimize buildings in sustainability, from orientation to air leaks in fenestrations. The only thing out of reach right now is a precise method of calculating radiant heat gain because of it’s variable nature

@nitinkumarvyas

6 жыл бұрын

@Random comment, but- Watch Planet Earth 2. Episode Deserts.

Pls put meters and Celsius too

@gaberodriguez3732

6 жыл бұрын

Provider Nat geo is an american company, deal with it

@arjunmohan7313

6 жыл бұрын

Gabe Rodriguez i thought they were a science channel and should use scientific units

@atrixsauza2068

6 жыл бұрын

They're just lazy to add the Celsius unit just below it, like some other American channels do.

@father6371

6 жыл бұрын

you're just lazy to convert the numbers

@atrixsauza2068

6 жыл бұрын

Jason Foulks I did convert the unit, but it's better if they just show it on the video itself.

What a beautiful way to show that inspiration and ingenuity can be found when we are more aware of what’s going on around us

we have the same Hawa Mahal a wind palace in India around 300 years ago.

@BHAGWADHARII

5 жыл бұрын

India is great bro . NOone in this world can compete with us....

@BHAGWADHARII

5 жыл бұрын

@Brian Kabonyo not at all bro

@AJ-np3rn

4 жыл бұрын

Dude I visited Hawa Mahal , but the concept use a lot of space which seemed impractical I am an Indian too and India is great

@adhirajchattopadhyay630

4 жыл бұрын

@@BHAGWADHARII the designs are different

@3nyo146

4 жыл бұрын

@@BHAGWADHARII yeah. You're the greatest street shiter

We must also ask ourselves: "why don't you include metric measurements in your videos so people OUTSIDE of the US can understand?" Thank you

@basavarajs.2149

2 жыл бұрын

....and align with the world gradually.

@_Everyone__

2 жыл бұрын

Bright people understand both nowadays. Many countries have their own "quirks", a Mile can be up to 10KM depending on where you are in the world.

@dat_music_dude9718

2 жыл бұрын

At this point, i can roughly do the math in my head. Subtract 32 from the temp. in F to get the temperature in celsius

@I_killed_that_beard_guy

2 жыл бұрын

Because US IS THE WORLD you fool

@Anderson-cc5jy

Жыл бұрын

@@dat_music_dude9718 82 - 32, would be 50°c, which is crazy hot. So I googled it The correct equation is (82-32) / 1.8. it can be 1.8 or 9/5 And the temperature would be around 27°c

The indis valley civilization also had a self cooling architecture. Marble and granite were also used as cooling devices in ancient structures as well

Not only effective but it looks awesome too! This architect is brilliant

All high rise building at tropical countries should use this technology 😍

Is 82°F really considered comfortable? ...

@certivicator932

6 жыл бұрын

Katherine Prutz good question especially if you don't know Fahrenheit but only Celsius

@capoiosct

6 жыл бұрын

I wouldnt know. Most civilizations have adopted the metric system, except some stuborn ones...

@DrSlayerSeth

6 жыл бұрын

Katherine Prutz i know right i keep it 60 at my house

@mohammadaladham7721

6 жыл бұрын

Yes it is. I find anything between 25C and 28C comfortable, below 22 is cold and above 30 is hot, but that's just me.

@AscendantStoic

6 жыл бұрын

If the temprature outside is nearly double that then yeah it's pretty comfortable and mild.

They need to build more buildings like this so hopefully the 82 degrees day time temp can be more like 72 degrees

@alexwaters6007

6 жыл бұрын

Evan Kagan try 68 lmao

@samsepoil2111

6 жыл бұрын

Evan Kagan 82 is so hot

@danny.nedelk0

6 жыл бұрын

We're talking Southern Africa. 82 degrees is comfortable to the locals.

@TechKidShazil

6 жыл бұрын

F right? If it's Celsius I'm basically fried.

@techblogger8323

6 жыл бұрын

tizio caio good point

The greatest inspiration comes from nature indeed. Thanks for sharing.

I watched a TV program on this way back in 2002 in England. A university building was built to mimic termite mounds and it was kept cool in the summer and warm in the winter, There was water flowing around or under the building. Ingenious.

It’s amazing that the termites employ low power fans to pull in the cool night air!

Wow. You learn something new everyday. Everytime I went to Eastgate I've never even realised it.

I'm from Zimbabwe, and I had no idea about that.... Thank you for the documentary

The idea is quite similar to those in the middle east with tall chimneys that also release hot air and lower opening underground that draws cool air in. This is genius. I am wondering if that same principle could be used in humid climate regions.

>95% of the world uses SI units, how doesn't NatGeo know this?

@norpriest521

6 жыл бұрын

Ian Swart Nah, just show both units. Problem solved

@sophiejones7727

6 жыл бұрын

production was for American tv. They know :)

@Frediloc8

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, since this was made by a US company for a US TV show...kinda makes sense.

@gaberodriguez3732

6 жыл бұрын

Its an american company so deal with it

@after1001

6 жыл бұрын

90% of consumers that advertisers care about use Fahrenheit

The this building looks beautiful and energy saving at the same time.

@jaroslavzaruba2765

6 жыл бұрын

beautiful? lol

This can change the world. 👍👍

Would be cool if you could display both imperial and metric units, so people don't have to use a converter

@acasta403

6 жыл бұрын

Ken MacDonald Got nothing to do with education, it's a matter of convenience

@pencileraser101

6 жыл бұрын

Ken MacDonald I have to agree with your argument about the simple Google Search. But I don't think they were "uneducated" they just didn't know the Imperial System, you would feel the same way too if I called you you're "uneducated" because you don't know the metric system..

@kitsilanocat

6 жыл бұрын

Ken MacDonald tbh your probably more educated if you CAN'T use the imperial system... Just saying

@tristanferencevic453

5 жыл бұрын

yeah we dont all live in the U.S

@siriusleigh24

5 жыл бұрын

Or you can just learn how to calculate it like old school.

This guy is a genius! Thanks to his ingenuity and of course the termites (nature) a lot of new building should try to replicate such designs. Why waste power when we don't really have to use it. I could see this would be a lot useful in countries especially close to the equatorial regions. Correct me if I'm wrong though. Thanks for sharing National Geographic.

@Kivex

6 жыл бұрын

everything he did have nothing to do with termites, increasing the sides where there are windows for shades, small windows, in my country on very hot areas they dont built windows where the sun directly hits (north), but use ways of natural ventilation from south areas to north so they keep cool, this guy used a cooler system which is the only way it works for such a larger scale system, the cold air comes from the bottom to the top. what is impressive and they didn't note any of it is that all these upgrades increase building cost by 10~50% depending on alot of factors, but the energy saving is so good it pays out on the first years of use.

@philtripe

6 жыл бұрын

thanks Fabio...in my country it's considered rude to say "in my country"

@NatGeo

6 жыл бұрын

The building is quite a display of creativity and intelligence! It's amazing what can be done when one looks to nature for inspiration.

@sklineline

6 жыл бұрын

God has spoken and continues to speak to us through His creation. We are a little like Him in His astounding creativity, but His ideas and creativity will always be better than ours. Thank you National Geographic for reminding me to look to Him for truth, inspiration and beauty. He did it first, and He did it best! If you don't think He's there...just take a look around!

@syafiqrosnan1402

6 жыл бұрын

Maybe saying the guy a genius is bit of a stretch. Yeah it's quite a creative solution but the basic premise of the design of the building is quite common in a lot of building especially traditional one. In example you could review traditional building of South-East Asia most of their traditional building use the same design concept. In essence the building use the basic theory of hot air is lighter than cold air and reducing the surface area of the building. Although the fact that he is using a modern design and modern material does give him credit for most of those traditional building utilise wood.

I learnt a new word. Fahrenheit. You thought I was going to say Biomimicry. lol

@nearestyoutube

4 жыл бұрын

Fahrenheit? Nah that's an old obsolete word. Just a few stubborn countries still using it :)

@indevious9659

4 жыл бұрын

Table-Country pinxing THRYM Firearms 27 its not really a relic

Wow. Amazing! Incredible!

Sorry about the Fahrenheit/Celsius thing but I'm just glad that more people now know African countries have super structures and skyscrapers not just grasslands and desserts.

@Miquelalalaa

6 жыл бұрын

Bolu Aina What about rainforest

@manda3dprojects966

4 жыл бұрын

But african people are black and you cannot change that

@dryb3301

4 жыл бұрын

And nothing wrong with grassland I think

@dryb3301

4 жыл бұрын

@@manda3dprojects966 who the f cares if they are black you racist? That's their skin colour and they don't want to change that. They are not fond of melanoma like u I imagine.

@Chigo-nr8jg

4 жыл бұрын

You really don’t have to bring that up here, it’s not a blessing to have skyscrapers.

Few realise how incredible this really is. Get inspiration from nature.

Excellent, nature shows the way.

I have worked in the Eastgate 5th floor. The building is cool and really cold at times... Thanks for the great design.

Subhan Allah .. everything is around us we just have to open our eyes and see

@nazranhaziq8061

2 жыл бұрын

Alhamdulillah

brilliant! however, it's the increase of shaded surface that reduces the heat absorption during the day and not the bigger overall surface - and the concrete transfers its heat to the air let in and does not store the cold from the air ... it always moves from hot to cold

This is a groundbreaking change and watching this video made me feel so overwhelmed.

We can learn so much from natural systems. Bucky was amazing!!! TQ. 👍

I am not a biologist, but I do not believe that 27,7° C is a comfortable temperature.

@niBBunn

6 жыл бұрын

Mads D it is

@Ztoky

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that is too warm..

@RK-kj8di

6 жыл бұрын

The temperature inside a building is relative to the surrounding temperature outside. For instance, in Winter Months we keep our house cooler inside and warmer inside during Summer Months.

@CaryKelly11

6 жыл бұрын

Mads D: It all depends on what you are accustomed to. A person living in Siberia does not think 10 C is cold and a person living in Iraq does not think 33 C is hot. But humans are great adapters and eventually if u are subjected to 27.7 C for day after day after day, it will become comfortable.

@bitsnpieces11

6 жыл бұрын

It probably is the humidity, I live in central Florida and I remember a day when the temp was 85-86 degrees F but the humidity was 45% and it was a fine day and I was very comfortable. There were other days where the temp was 70 and the humidity 85% or better and it was an absolutely miserable day.

I was expecting bricks with holes. It's basically just fan ventilated.

@armyforlife7162

2 жыл бұрын

Same ,also I thought they made a lot of windows to circulate air like hawa Mahal and other structures 😅😅

It's amazing💕😍. I'm so inspired 🍀👍

really smart give this guy a medal

Rest of world: *Make your videos in Metric!* America,Burma,and Liberia: *Laughs in Fahrenheit*

@bahamachillpill4661

5 жыл бұрын

Bahamas uses Fahrenheit as well

@orcas101

4 жыл бұрын

Nat geo is American

Nature has the greatest instructions for life.

Excellent, wow really love to hear such. Bravo

The Biltmore House in Asheville, NC used this type of knowledge when designing the mansion in late 1800’s. They cut a tunnel though the mountain, and entering the basement. All they need to do is open the upstairs windows and convection cools the house int he summer. It is cool to see how they designed the exterior of the Eastgate center to add to the benefits gained.

Many buildings are made by Dutch in early 20th century or even earlier with the same concept and works well. However, when the air becomes more and more polluted, this approach needs to be revisited.

2:00 "The concrete blocks absorb the cold" Come on how could you guys call this a science channel? For those of you who don't know, "cold" isn't an entity or a tangible thing, "cold" is the lack of heat or the lower end of a heat gradient. So when people say "open the window let the cold come in" they are scientifically incorrect, it is that the heat is escaping out the window and moving to an area which is cooler, down the temperature gradient. In this case, concrete blocks don't "absorb the cold" but the air in fact absorbs the heat from the concrete blocks, making the blocks cooler. Please national geographic you should be educating people the right way. Small difference but still important nonetheless because it helps understand the physics of hot and cold simply from the explanation. Sorry if I sounded too stressy, just that these guys should know as educators.

@safi9764

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah but u need to understand that most people who haven't studied science are watching this too.. So its important to communicate in common language

@Chromwel-A

4 жыл бұрын

Safi Wasif ....are you trying to say that most people doesn't understand the word 'heat'? And that 'heat' is not common word?

@paradoxpubgm3918

3 жыл бұрын

Either way... the block is cold

@crashlaga

3 жыл бұрын

@@safi9764 it’s not hard to understand “the heat from the concrete transfers to the cool air”

Thanks for sharing with us this review.

Thank you for this information each one teach one

Wow, great video and thanks for the narrator!!! Please also provide the temperature in celcius scale!!

@philtripe

6 жыл бұрын

why? you cant use google? figure it out yourself moron

@rebecca4680

6 жыл бұрын

+stickloaf. Well, since a large majority of the world use Celsius, wouldn't it be sensible to provide Celsius measurements too?

@after1001

6 жыл бұрын

Advertisers don't care about people who use celsius

@asgerk4837

6 жыл бұрын

after1001 I'm pretty sure advertisers care about 95%of the worlds population

@jackburgoyne918

6 жыл бұрын

Rebecca National Geographic is an American network. Get over it.

Love it. It needs to be applied by developed countries.

Lol wow! Years of doing business in this building and I didn't even realize the genius that went into its design! I'm shooketh

This building is actually very cool once you are inside it. I see lots of temperature discussion going on here. It's cool and pleasant and not hot at all people.

Yes while i agree that 27.5 degrees Celsius isn't exactly what many might consider comfortable, considering the outside temperature goes way past 40 degrees Celsius in the daytime that's a pretty impressive feat keeping the interiors that low without air conditioning. It's also good for the environment so that's an additional plus.

Seriously, who is still using -Farte- -Farney- -Falray- -Fornite- Fahrenheit in 2018 ?!

@UkSapyy

6 жыл бұрын

America?

@roqui3675

6 жыл бұрын

Loserzz

@ArgentonRodrigo

6 жыл бұрын

I live in America, and I'm not a idiot, in my country we do not use this system.

@jeanmichel6159

6 жыл бұрын

NANI ?!

@13DatsyukDangle13

6 жыл бұрын

Hundreds of millions of people

Great!! I think it's high time we move from flashy all-glass skyscrapers to such eco-friendly buildings.❄🌱

Amazing innovation.

Not only is this insanely amazing technically (and almost a huge “duh” moment overall), but I also like how it looks visually, not far from something that could’ve been built around in North America pre-WW2! I’m usually extremely unimpressed with a lot of buildings built in the 90’s, so to see exceptions like this is fascinating! Not sure why architecture with awesome features like this can’t also look as nice as this, even when the technicalities in question don’t impact the design as much.

it's amazing how much humans have learned and have been inspired from nature and where it got us

Biomimicry holds huge potential to finding solutions that are sustainable... or better - regenerative by design. This is a great step forward for us (as a young species on this planet).

Using this video for a biomimichry project for my bio class.

Great video. Would love to see it again with the metric system

I never post bad comments, but this video showed that the only common thing with the termites structures is that there is little to no "windows" other than that the building ia not self cooled. It needs that "low power" fan at the bottom making it only like a thermal bunker that benefits from the convection currents, on the other hand thermites don't need fans at the bottom. Dont get me wrong its a nice building and props to the guy that designed it but it is far from acting like a termite structure

@VulpeculaJoy

6 жыл бұрын

Well it's better than a glass cube that heats up like an oven and needs to be AC-d constantly. On the other hand, I believe the Saudis came up with glass panels that reflect that harsh thermal radiation so that the building stays cool but the surroundings get blasted. Still this was the 70s not today. We have a lot more than concrete and - *ooooh fancy biomimicry* - as if that wasn't a thing EVERY SINGLE ENGINEER OR ARCHITECT EVER THOUGHT OF FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS.

@danielsimchuk7562

6 жыл бұрын

BaronZ lolz

This is wonderful

Also that building looks timeless

These ants literally built a skyscraper higher than we did, without technology.. compared to their size and us.

@Screch

2 жыл бұрын

ours can survive water tho

@vulture6268

2 жыл бұрын

@@Screch ok :'D

@theworthysoul

2 жыл бұрын

Not really ants lol, termites are closer to cockroaches. It’s still impressive how such tiny eusocial insects can be so successful though.

Is everybody just talking about the temperatures and not that the innovative design of a genius Architect???? What a shame

@prophecyrat2965

4 жыл бұрын

Its because the “genius architect” is termites. Did you watch the video?

I never new the wonderful story of this majestic building in Zimbabwe

Thank you national geographic

I think this design concept is not new by any means but I think it is cool. Imagine whole neighborhoods inside a building that has indoor "outdoor" space. With the skylights in the right spot, you could make it feel like you were outside on a warm day. Then each individual living unit and business could choose to condition their air. It would be cheaper to condition those units when you are starting from 82 deg. rather than 100+.

@pgum123gonowplayread4

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, that would be amazing and could be the way forward in new city planning. I'm not studying planning but I used to look up the basics on dense city planning and wow. We need to prepare. It would be a great thing to implement in all parts of the world, the at least one city in each certain amount of area capable of holding lots of people. Imagine what kind of effects it would bring to places that are ethnically divided. The way to speed up the ethically divided gap bridge usually requires a new factor into one of the groups that make them mingle but before that requires enough space for each group to grow individually and let the badness cool down in the individual citizens as what taught to me in school after all.

@BillionairesArentYourFriends

Жыл бұрын

Sounds like Vivic City to me

Lesson from nature. Mother gives us everything we need to sustain ourselves and her, we just need to open our eyes.

I'm proud to say my father was the mechanical engineer of that building

Now that's brilliant.

Quickly googles Fahrenheit to Celsius...

This is a science channel Please use Celsius!!

@Ethan-cc6gy

6 жыл бұрын

It's also an American science channel! If you don't like it, go watch channels, specifically for YOUR country.

@jameswassink3218

6 жыл бұрын

"About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world's premium destination for science, exploration, and adventure." Not "the United States". "The world".

@Luckingsworth

6 жыл бұрын

Justice Warrior No real scientist uses Celsius. They use Kelvin. Your point is invalid and shows how little you actually know :)

@pandaDotDragon

6 жыл бұрын

@Jon M Celsius and Kelvin are the same scales, aren't they? One is simply shifted in regard to the other... And "reals scientist" means nothing. Some sciences use Kelvin degrees, others use Celsius degrees (both are SI units). And never Farenheit :)

@dputra

4 жыл бұрын

Laughs in lab coat

so amazing

Just WOW!

Imagine if cities were designed with this level of consideration.

Chicago has a system where it collects lake ice during the winter and keeps it underground and circulates the cold water from the runoff throughout the summer to cool buildings.

@bengriffin4027

5 жыл бұрын

I believe you are getting two different things mixed up. Before the Advent of modern chill water and air conditioning systems a process was in place in Chicago where in the winter large blocks of ice will cut out of the lake stored underground and then doled out to the summer for refrigeration and air conditioning. That practice ended decades ago. Currently there's a company that makes ice when the electricity rates are lower, that is at night. This company then distributes chill water underground two buildings that have contracted with him to ride cooling. It doesn't use Lake ice it just uses cheaper electricity at night.

Over the past months I've been studying about Ants and their intelligent behaviors, and just like this video the findings are just mind blowing! And for my profession as Drone and Artificial Intelligence Engineer, the possibilities are limitless on what systems we can come up with from that perspective.

@cheeseandhat

Жыл бұрын

these are termites though

@mechanomics2649

Жыл бұрын

Ants are incredibly underrated animals. Some species are master engineers.

Amazing

My question is that if it worked so well why aren't there more of these types of buildings?

@adamtash2891

Жыл бұрын

because this was designed and built with more strict economic constraints than other places

@recallchannel3258

11 ай бұрын

Who said there are non others

There are other countries besides Americia

@MuddinNYC

6 жыл бұрын

This was made to be aired on TV in the USA. It's just a clip they decided to put online. You can't expect them to edit each clip they put online especially since the cost associated with it are probably high. Just Google it, it's free.

@thesunofgod7896

6 жыл бұрын

Elliot Americia is a new country...

@Sean-op1bx

6 жыл бұрын

What do you mean new?

@johnbradshawe1263

6 жыл бұрын

Oh ye name one... Didn't think so..

@pencileraser101

6 жыл бұрын

Ken MacDonald America isn't important, but the American government is

When I was in Palermo Sicily, I visited La Zisa - a moorish palace. The way the building was cooled was ingenious - they had air shafts on the side that got heated by the sun, causing a chimney effect. The lobby had a stream and fountain that the incoming air passed, cooling it.

Thanks from Bangladesh.

Actually a termite mound uses Bernoulli's principle for ventilation. The pressure difference between outside and the inside creates forced ventilation even with the slightest of the breeze on the outside. The chimneys on top probably mimic this to an extent, but since the floors and spaces are stacked mechanical cooling is probably required. Not much biomimicing from the mound though.