Thinking

We realized the value of consolidating 7group's partners' diverse expertise under one umbrella, so in January 2000, 7group was formed. Happy Birthday 7group! That same year, the LEED rating system was officially offered to the public. Congratulations USGBC for creating such a transformative tool to drive change in our built environment: Happy 25th Birthday LEED!

What is regenerative technology and how do we apply it to our work?

The final installment of the application of the Seven First Principles of Regeneration to our work in the world.

Green building rating systems contain lists of universal best practices. Sounds great until you experience the dark side where they inherently limit your thinking.

The key to cost effective green buildings is an integrative process that examines the synergies between building systems.

The next principle in our series about the application of the 7 First Principles of Regeneration from Carol Sanford.

Continuing the final chapter excerpt from our book, The Integrative Design Guide to Green Building: Redefining the Practice of Sustainability.

The excerpt below comes from the final chapter of our book, The Integrative Design Guide to Green Building: Redefining the Practice of Sustainability. This chapter foreshadows where we were headed then and speaks to what it is we are really working on now.

“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, in the expert’s mind there are few.”– Shunryu Suzuki