Regenerative Building Vol 1 (of trilogy). Examples, Processes and Narratives from an ongoing paradigm shift

In this first publication of a trilogy, with contributions by among others August Sørensen, Lotte Bjerregaard Jensen and Elizabeth Donovan in a planned series of research-based publications, we lay the foundation for discussions about regenerative building.
1- An in-depth literature review traces almost 100 years of the development of the term ‘regenerative design,’ examining how it has been understood, developed and defined over time. Against this background, a common conceptual understanding emerges, providing a basis for more precise and critical discussions about regeneration building.
2-A long list of 65 buildings with regenerative approaches (selected from over 100 examples) is presented. The texts explain key themes and categories of regenerative approaches identified in the buildings on the longlist. (Shortlist cases are presented in publication #2).
3 -This publication concludes by addressing the challenges of assessment. Methods for assessing and quantifying regenerative aspects are undergoing rapid development. Regenerative aspects cannot be framed by a narrow focus on greenhouse gases alone. Perhaps regeneration demands a changed view of the living world that challenges conventional forms of quantification. The site-specific nature of regenerative processes makes comparison difficult, and systems thinking requires data contributions from a range of widely diverse disciplines. This text introduces consequential life cycle assessment (LCA) and ways in which biodiversity data can inform regenerative building.