Chris Garvin
Terrapin Bright Green
Chris Garvin, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, is managing partner at Terrapin Bright Green, a sustainability consulting and strategic planning firm. His experience includes developing innovative products and building systems, planning building and community scale projects, and developing building codes. Chris is a co-author of the Tapping into Nature report by Terrapin which highlights current bioinspired products and the untapped market potential of bioinspired innovation.
Tapping into Nature: Systems thinking feeds inspiration
Here's how we can rethink waste, clean up pollution and establish lasting green infrastructure. Read More
Tapping into Nature: Fluid dynamics
Studying how various organisms move through fluids can inform our design decisions. Read More
Tapping into Nature: Thermoregulation
Looking to biology for heat regulation inspiration. Read More
Tapping into Nature: Optics & photonics
What can we learn about lighting from insects? Read More
Tapping into Nature: Materials that matter
Growing leather, foam and bricks; mimicking sharkskin and mussels. These are just a few new ways to reinvent the way we make things. Read More
Tapping into Nature: Wising up to water innovation
Designs that imitate cacti, beetles and termite combs can deliver water in the most unlikely places. Read More
Tapping into Nature: Using bioinspiration to sink carbon
Capturing, storing and using carbon provide billions of business opportunities. Read More
Tapping into Nature: Bioinspired innovation as economic engine
Millions of designs in nature can help create 2 million jobs and $425 billion by 2030, transforming more than just construction and energy. Read More
Tapping into Nature: The future of energy, innovation and business
Here's why scores of companies turn to bioinspired innovation to create products and processes inspired by proven designs. Read More
