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Design and Living Neal Collins (he/him) Design and Living Neal Collins (he/him)

Conscious Design

The world we design for is the world we get. That's why we are excited to share this episode with you featuring designer Ian Peterman. Ian's firm specializes more in the products that we fill our homes with than the actual design of a property, but the underlying design philosophy is one and the same: creating environmentally and socially just products, brands, and companies.

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Land and Stewardship Neal Collins (he/him) Land and Stewardship Neal Collins (he/him)

The Regen Network with Gregory Landua

The cutting edge of regenerative technology is aligning market incentives with regenerative land stewardship. This is an area that Gregory Landua and his colleagues with the Regen Network have been pioneering since 2017 as they began asking questions of how to scale impact and help farmers and land managers switch to regenerative practices.

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Home and Wellbeing Neal Collins (he/him) Home and Wellbeing Neal Collins (he/him)

Net Zero Energy Affordable Housing with Sean Armstrong

The world is beginning to go through an electric revolution, and real estate is at the epicenter. Sean Armstrong, principal at Redwood Energy, happens to be one of the revolutionaries of this movement and has designed over 10,000 residences in more than 200 developments that are 100% all electric, Zero Net Energy with many of those being low-income affordable housing.

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Spirit of Place Neal Collins (he/him) Spirit of Place Neal Collins (he/him)

The Regenerative Practitioner with Pamela Mang

Do you feel like you have untapped potential to be an actor for positive change in this world? Then maybe you should consider becoming a Regenerative Practitioner. In this evocative and insightful interview, Pamela Mang of the Regenesis Institute for Regenerative Practice shares her story and how her life experiences shaped her understanding of the role that humans can have in the co-evolution of our planet where all life can thrive.

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Community and Culture Neal Collins (he/him) Community and Culture Neal Collins (he/him)

Developing a Living Community with Matthew Grocoff

When the Living Building Challenge was launched in the early 2000’s many people thought that it was impossible. And in many places illegal. Two decades later developers, architects, contractors, and visionaries are pushing the envelope and designing entire communities based upon the aspirational and rigorous Living Building guidelines.

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