简介：ThispaperdemonstratestheapplicationofadesigntoolcalledBioTRIZ.Itsdevelopersclaimthatitcanbeusedtoaccessbiologicalstrategiesforsolvingengineeringproblems.Ouraimistodesignaroofforhotclimatesthatgetsfreecoolingthroughradiantcouplingwiththesky.Theinsulationinastandardroofstopsthesunandconvectionfromwarmingthethermalmass.Butitalsorestrictsthemass’slongwaveviewofthecoolsky.DifferentsolutionstothisconflictareofferedbyBioTRIZ.Thechosensolutionistoreplacethestandardinsulationcomponentwithanopencellhoneycomb.Theverticalcellswouldallowlongwaveradiationtopass,whilearrestingconvection.ThesolutionsofferedbyBioTRIZ’stechnologicalcounterpartincludenosuchchangesinstructure.Itisestimatedthatthethermalmassinthebiomimeticroofwouldremainonaverage4.5?CcoolerthaninastandardroofoverayearinRiyadh,SaudiArabia.