ABSTRACT
Regenerative design must skillfully integrate metrics into design to build a more robust practice of developing social and ecological value, while avoiding the simplistic mindset of measuring that has been inflicted upon green design. To achieve its full potential, regenerative design must evolve beyond just the next set of advanced green building strategies. It must develop a mind-set that designs with the beauty of the complexity of life, but also employs the next generation of regenerative design tools and metrics to assess the ability of a design to add to social and ecological health. Regenerative social-ecological design must accept that design and development occur within a milieu of complex systems in space and time. By navigating the paradox of creating and using regenerative design metrics, innovative measures will evolve to enable more effective integration of the living world and the built.
