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Figure 9: Dry Bulb X Relative Humidity (Climate Consultant 5.5 2014)

Biomimicry as Inspiration and Design Strategies
Nightjars are type of medium size birds that comes from the family of Caprimulgiformes that have
the ability to withstand and adjust its body to the harsh weather in hot climate area. The nightjar
lives in the raw, exposes for hours to the direct sun radiation.
Distribution of nightjars in hot climate

Figure 10: Distribution Of Nightjar birds through the world (Wikipedia 2011)

Evaporative Cooling
Strategy Intent
Nightjar protects their bodies and adapts to these circumstances from hyperthermia by conditioning its inside body by moisture using evaporative cooling technique. These birds evaporate
heat by vibrating the gular, at the time their mouths are widely opened, where blood rate becomes higher flowing to the buccal, and the gular area is vibrating quickly (Fowler and Miller
2003:225).

Thermal comfort through biomimicry in the case of Emirates Towers Metro Station in Dubai

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