Did you ever wonder, what animal has the most energy efficient movement? Is it a fish swimming the water? A bird or insect flying in the sky? Or animals walking across the land? Interestingly, this famous chart that was first published in the 1970s, also includes the human transportation systems.

IEN was honoured to have been invited to give the keynote speech for the ADA Design Awards 2025. The main message of the keynote was: "Good design pays. Because it has an attractive payback time, once all the benefits are factored in". To illustrate the point, IEN used one of our Malaysian case study projects, Paramit - factory in the forest. Read more about the sustainability topics discussed during the panel discussions - and download the presentation slides.

Imagine a timelapse of flower that unfolds its petals when exposed to sunlight. Imagine a building window doing the same. Yes, it is an actual building product, the InVert self-shading window. When the hot sun starts to hit the window, almost like magic, the "flower petals" move to face the sun hereby shading the window. A maintenance free bimetallic mechanism that responds to heat. What an innovative, inspiring, fun and beautiful real-life building product. Biomimicry in action!