In more than 3.8 billion years of biological evolution nature has found answers for many engineering problems which are of increasing interest also for many aspects in bioinspired building construction.Biological solutions are cost-efficient,multi-functional and environmentally friendly.However,the aspect of sustainability has to be tested for each biomimetic product separately.During the last decades biomimetics has attracted increasing attention as well from basic and applied research as from various fields of industry,architecture and especially from building construction.Biomimetics has a high innovation potential and offers the possibility for the development of sustainable technical products and production chains.