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Regenerative Metrics That Matter I Part 1: Beyond kWh and CO2

Feb 3, 2026

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4 min read

Regenerative Metrics That Matter I Part 1: Beyond kWh and CO2

THE REGENERATIVE BRIEF Rethinking Global Systems, Economy & the Future through Sustainability and Innovation.

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The Living Building Series I Part 4 – The Circular Building

Dec 30, 2025

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6 min read

The Living Building Series I Part 4 – The Circular Building

Buildings as material banks: Where today's structures become tomorrow's resources and nothing goes to waste.

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The Regenerative Brief TRB
The Living Building Series | Part 3 – Materials That Give Life

Dec 23, 2025

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6 min read

The Living Building Series | Part 3 – Materials That Give Life

New bio-materials don't just reduce carbon, they actively sequester it. Some even clean the air and heal themselves.

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The Regenerative Brief TRB
The Living Building Series | Part 2 – Smart Systems, Living Buildings

Dec 16, 2025

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6 min read

The Living Building Series | Part 2 – Smart Systems, Living Buildings

AI-powered HVAC systems are cutting energy use by 60% while improving comfort. The secret? They think like nature.

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The Regenerative Brief TRB
The Living Building Series | Part 1 – Beyond LEED, Beyond Harm

Dec 9, 2025

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5 min read

The Living Building Series | Part 1 – Beyond LEED, Beyond Harm

Buildings that give back 105% of what they take are no longer experiments. They're proven, profitable, and multiplying.

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Cities That Breathe | Part 3 – Living Buildings, Cooler Futures

Nov 18, 2025

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6 min read

Cities That Breathe | Part 3 – Living Buildings, Cooler Futures

Green roofs can reduce rooftop surface temperatures by up to 60 °F and cut cooling energy use by up to 45 percent.

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Cities That Breathe | Part 2 – Every Street Has Its Own Weather

Nov 11, 2025

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5 min read

Cities That Breathe | Part 2 – Every Street Has Its Own Weather

A single mature tree can cool the air as much as five air conditioners running for 20 hours.

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Cities That Breathe | Part 1: The Hidden Heat

Nov 6, 2025

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6 min read

Cities That Breathe | Part 1: The Hidden Heat

Cities can run up to 22 °F hotter than nearby rural areas. That’s like turning an entire downtown into a slow-cooking oven, day after day.

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Leading the Shift: How to Build AI That Serves All Life (Part 4/4 of the Regenerative AI Series)

Oct 21, 2025

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7 min read

Leading the Shift: How to Build AI That Serves All Life (Part 4/4 of the Regenerative AI Series)

The strategic framework for leaders who want to pioneer regenerative artificial intelligence

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The Regenerative Brief TRB
The Circular AI Economy: Designing Systems That Feed Life (Part 3/4 of the Regenerative AI Series)

Oct 14, 2025

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7 min read

The Circular AI Economy: Designing Systems That Feed Life (Part 3/4 of the Regenerative AI Series)

Why the most successful AI will be the kind that creates more resources than it consumes

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The Regenerative Brief TRB
Biomimetic Computing: How Nature's Intelligence Could Redesign AI (Part 2/4 of the Regenerative AI Series)

Oct 7, 2025

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7 min read

Biomimetic Computing: How Nature's Intelligence Could Redesign AI (Part 2/4 of the Regenerative AI Series)

After 3.8 billion years of R&D, nature has solutions AI hasn't even begun to explore

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From Extractive to Regenerative: What If AI Gave Back More Than It Took? (Part 1/4 of the Regenerative AI Series)

Sep 30, 2025

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7 min read

From Extractive to Regenerative: What If AI Gave Back More Than It Took? (Part 1/4 of the Regenerative AI Series)

Why the future of artificial intelligence depends on learning to think like life itself

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The Regenerative Brief TRB
Competing for Extinction: Why Market Logic is Burning Down the Future

Sep 16, 2025

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7 min read

Competing for Extinction: Why Market Logic is Burning Down the Future

When competitive advantage means destroying the systems that make competition possible

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The Regenerative Brief TRB
The Cork Economy: When 25-Year Investments Burn in 25 Minutes

Sep 9, 2025

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7 min read

The Cork Economy: When 25-Year Investments Burn in 25 Minutes

Why one overlooked industry reveals everything wrong with how we price natural capital

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The Regenerative Brief TRB
Winter Fires, Global Consequences: Why the Amazon Isn't the Only Forest That Matters

Sep 3, 2025

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6 min read

Winter Fires, Global Consequences: Why the Amazon Isn't the Only Forest That Matters

The Iberian Peninsula is burning in winter—and it's reshaping how we think about forest economics

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The Regenerative Brief TRB
Regenerative Leadership: What If We Led Like Nature?

Aug 26, 2025

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6 min read

Regenerative Leadership: What If We Led Like Nature?

Why the most transformative leaders are learning from 3.8 billion years of R&D

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The Regenerative Brief TRB
The Economics of Enough: What If Growth Isn't the Goal?

Aug 19, 2025

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6 min read

The Economics of Enough: What If Growth Isn't the Goal?

Why the most successful regenerative leaders are designing for sufficiency instead of scale

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What If Sustainability Isn't About Saving the Planet?

Aug 14, 2025

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5 min read

What If Sustainability Isn't About Saving the Planet?

Why the deepest transformation happens when we stop treating sustainability as a problem to solve

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⚖️ Climate Inaction Is Now a Legal Risk

Aug 5, 2025

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4 min read

⚖️ Climate Inaction Is Now a Legal Risk

The International Court of Justice Just Drew a Line Last Week.

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⚡️Energy Managers: The Unsung Heroes Reshaping Global Buildings

Jul 30, 2025

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4 min read

⚡️Energy Managers: The Unsung Heroes Reshaping Global Buildings

How energy managers worldwide are redefining sustainability—and why your building needs one now.

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⛰ The Regeneration Tipping Point

Jul 23, 2025

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4 min read

⛰ The Regeneration Tipping Point

How Today’s Choices Are Rewriting the Planet’s Future

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The Regenerative Brief TRB
Saudi Arabia's Circular City Experiment Could Change Everything

Jul 17, 2025

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4 min read

Saudi Arabia's Circular City Experiment Could Change Everything

How NEOM’s bold approach to sustainability is challenging global urban planning norms—and what it means for the GCC and beyond.

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The Circular Economy Is No Longer a Choice

Jul 10, 2025

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5 min read

The Circular Economy Is No Longer a Choice

Europe is making circular design, recycled materials, and product transparency the law. Here’s what it means for business.

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The Regenerative Brief TRB
Are We Measuring the Wrong Things?

Jul 1, 2025

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6 min read

Are We Measuring the Wrong Things?

Why Net Zero Targets Alone Won’t Save Us

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AI Will Reshape Everything — But Who’s Powering It?

Jun 24, 2025

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4 min read

AI Will Reshape Everything — But Who’s Powering It?

Why the Future of Artificial Intelligence Depends on the Future of Energy

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