In Zimbabwe, Mick Pearce has constructed offices built on such principles that have employed vertical" class="hjdict" word="vertical" target=_blank>vertical tunnels for ventilation" class="hjdict" word="ventilation" target=_blank>ventilation and consume about 10 percent of the electricity of a normal air-conditioned building.

He has also designed a similar structure - called Council House Two - which has become one of Melbourne's most energy efficient buildings, using the sun and the wind for heat and cooling.
　
The environmentally friendly building in the heart of Australia's second biggest city consumes only 15 percent of the energy of a regular office tower and about 30 percent of the water.
　
Lindsay Johnson, governor of Architecture Australia, a body representing the profession, was a keynote speaker at the design conference. He says takinginspiration from the natural world has become imperative" class="hjdict" word="imperative" target=_blank>imperative.

"This is the way to go and basically we all have to really think about how we're going to live without depending on oil or coal.The really badly designed buildings of the recent past which have depended on fossil fuels to make them habitable will become a thing of the past. I think everybody will have to adapt to this."

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