Thirsty Thursdays are back and better than ever - join us for some hands-on biomimicry fun! September's drinks, apps and space will be generously provided by DIRTT Environmental Solutions - thank you DIRTT!

We are excited to bring everyone together to kick off the next phase of our Deep Roots Initiative this fall. We'll discuss our next steps through April 2018 including opportunities for how everyone in our Biomimicry Chicago network can:

• Get hands-on experience with the biomimicry methodology through our working groups
• Get those creative juices flowing in our Design Jam! events where we'll use natural models to brainstorm design ideas
• Contribute your expertise to development of our Deep Roots Initiative tool

We look forward to seeing you there!

Amy & Rachel

Biomimicry Chicago’s Deep Roots Initiative seeks to catalyze a paradigm shift in the built environment in the Chicago region. Together with a diverse network of stakeholders, we aim to establish a science-based definition of sustainability for our region alongside an interactive tool of place-based nature-inspired solutions to empower the industry to measure impact, allocate resources and innovate to create a truly sustainable and resilient future.

Our 2017-2018 Thirsty Thursdays are planned as follows - please let us know if you have space to host one of our events!

• November 2017 - Nature’s Water Strategies: A Design Jam! A fun, interactive event where network stakeholders learn from nature’s water strategies developed during the working groups and play with new ideas for addressing ecosystem functions in Chicago. Cohosted with Living Building Collaborative: Chicago.

• January 2018 - Nature’s Biodiversity & Community Connections Strategies: A Design Jam!
• February 2018 - Nature’s Materials Strategies: A Design Jam!
• March 2018 - Nature’s Carbon and Climate Strategies: A Design Jam!
• April 2018 - Strategy Workshop

Please contact us with any questions at info@biomimicrychicago.net.