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Resilient Urban Systems & Habitat

What are we making at NatuR&D?

Explore mapping tools for rapid resilience in record time, our latest publications and products that shape your triple bottom line.

SOUND GROUND

Podcast

What are we talking about at NatuR&D?

In Sound Ground we explore through a commitment to play, unlearning, and community building. NatuRND exists to make the human-Nature connection and unleash the creative spirit in all of us through applications of biomimicry.

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Think Like a Biomimic

In a world where we desperately need innovation, a NASA study…
Nature in Design - Farm to Table - Organic Home Grown Tomatoes
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1000 Rain Garden Challenge

What happens when we let Nature teach? She shows…
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Practical Utopias: An Exploration of the Possible

"There isn't 'the future' that we're doomed to enact.…
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How is the circular economy inspired by Nature?

The idea for Salish Sea Soap Pebbles was born on a beach…
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What is Nature Inspired Design?

Nature has solved every problem there is in some way. In…
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What is a Biomimicry Degree & Where Can You Get One?

What is Biomimicry? Biomimicry is a type of biological science…
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Resilient Urban Systems & Habitat (RUSH) Initiative

So...Lytton burned. June's heat wave was a reminder: You humans…
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Free Biomimicry Resources for K-12 Schools, Institutions & Informal Educators

It's crucially important that we allow school-age children to…

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