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Introduction
The whole story begins when Dubai’s Road and Transport Authority (RTA) recognize the need for
a new transportation route needed to be introduced to the transportation network of the city
after the traffic stuffing and necessity of a solution of traffic due to the increase in population and
the expected growth of population. In 2003, SYSTRA was appointed to handle the metro project.
9:09:09 PM, 9 September 2009 metro project started. Metro project and station was designed as
one of the most sustainable rail systems in the world. It is a non-fuel system that works without a
captain, and it is designed to reduce the footprint of CO2, in additional to the main concept of reducing the traffic and depending in the public transportation that will reduce the environmental
pollution in Dubai.
Unfortunately, Dubai metro project produced other problems to the environment and surrounding that was not considered. Focusing on emirates towers metro station that is located in Sheikh
Zayed Road, the location of the metro station that is adjacent to the surrounding building caused
many problems to the occupants of that area including vibration and noise, which produced discomfort to the users of the metro and mostly to the occupants of the adjacent towers and people
using the street. The main aim of this research is to improve the environmental issues related to the
metro station specially the resulting of injecting it to the urban structure of the surrounding area.

Methodology
The study started by selecting a case study and undertaking a site survey for the building and its
surroundings, along with the supporting documents related to the building that was collected
from RTA. An intensive research was completed also the natural concept that was selected which
is the nightjar bird, and all the details which is related to the nightjar is reviewed in the other sections of this research paper. A survey was conducted through questionnaires for the users of the
metro and the occupants of that area to have a clear feedback of the current situation and the
problems that they are facing, strategies achieved from the collecting of data, researching and
surveying that will be used to improve the performance of the building. The applied strategies will
be examined and experimented using Ecotect software to stimulate the building performance.

Biomimicry as an Inspiration
Human beings look to nature to be able to find solutions for things impossible. However, it was
through the diligence and understanding the world through a microscope when all have begun
to see a world beyond the naked eye. We have been able to do the impossible. Today, people are
able to travel half way around the world on wings, create energy from the sun to save on fossil
fuels, and create glue that is not affected by water. Hence, the study of nature and the processes
has been very beneficial as it has allowed people to make profit with using little effort or cost. The
products that are created using the principles from nature are called biomimicry (Benyus, J: 1997)
It is unsustainable ecologically as humans cannot do what nature does. It is beyond our hands,
but humans have been able to reach beyond that making the products from nature work. The
Industrial and Green revolution are examples. Biomimicry provides the foundation for business
innovators to be creative and find alternative solutions and effective processes that can be used
in daily life. Biomimicry is the study of nature’s course of action which can bring about the understanding of how to reduce consumption, pollution reduction, and provide savings which leads a
greater for of efficiency and improvement of life (Ritu Vasu 2013:15).

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