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Neal Collins (he/him) 1/8/21 Neal Collins (he/him) 1/8/21

Health, Wealth, and Planet with Matt Daigle

Through their work at Rise, Matt and his team are finding that the more we invest in a healthy, efficient, and durable homes, the more benefits we get out of it—from a financial perspective (lower operating costs, higher resale value) as well as a from a comfort and health perspective. For him, it comes down to health, wealth, and helping the planet.

Neal Collins (he/him) 12/30/20 Neal Collins (he/him) 12/30/20

Wellness Real Estate with Sheila Alston

The environments that we live and work in are critical for our health, well-being, and success. Rarely, however, do people think about how these spaces impact their health and well-being.

Neal Collins (he/him) 12/29/20 Neal Collins (he/him) 12/29/20

Advancing Regenerative Design Around the Globe with Amira Ayoub

We are facing truly global issues in the 21st century that are causing people to raise the alarm to design differently. Amira Ayoub from Cairo, Egypt is one of those people. Amira is USGBC LEED & WELL Faculty, a Living Future and Fitwel Ambassador, and is is the founder of the Living Future Cairo Collaborative and was also awarded as a Living Future Hero for 2019.

Latitude 11/27/20 Latitude 11/27/20

An Inside Look into Latitude

The essence of regeneration is about thriving and enabling all species to have the ability to evolve. At Latitude, our mission is to help people and planet thrive. Our medium to do so is real estate.

Neal Collins (he/him) 11/26/20 Neal Collins (he/him) 11/26/20

Showcasing Sustainable Properties Around the World with Savagaya

Tune into the latest Regenerative Real Estate Podcast about Natalia Szyk-Trocha, the creator behind popular YouTube channel Savagaya. Natalia talks about how she overcame her fear of putting herself out there and her lack of video editing skills to go on to produce beautiful videos that showcase sustainable properties around the world.

Neal Collins (he/him) 11/16/20 Neal Collins (he/him) 11/16/20

Developing the Practice of Regeneration with Bill Reed

Bill Reed, AIA, LEED, of the Regenesis Group is a global pioneer of regenerative development—an approach to land use, community development, and the built environment that has defined the leading edge of sustainability. He has been an outspoken advocate that is committed to proving that human activity can be a source of health and regeneration, rather than destruction and degradation.

Neal Collins (he/him) 11/2/20 Neal Collins (he/him) 11/2/20

Serenbe: A Pioneering Community Model Connected to Nature with Steve Nygren

Many people dream of creating a new kind of community. One that is both sustainable and beautiful. A place where they can raise their kids, connect with neighbors, yet still rejuvenate in nature.On this episode Steven Nygren, the visionary and developer, shares his story about creating the community of his dreams.

Neal Collins (he/him) 10/25/20 Neal Collins (he/him) 10/25/20

Storytelling Through Natural Building with Oliver Ogden

Oliver Ogden has set out to tell stories. His medium was through film and photography. That is until he found that stories about sustainability, resilience, and stewardship were being told in different ways. He became enamored with natural building and is now founder of Placecraft Design & Build.

Neal Collins (he/him) 10/18/20 Neal Collins (he/him) 10/18/20

Selling Everything, Moving Across the Continent and Starting a Farm with Will Kosloski

Will and Terry Kosloski had made a home on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. They had a garden, were active in the outdoors, and involved in the community. But they had a dream. A dream to get closer to the land—to connect, to listen, and to restore and regenerate.

Neal Collins (he/him) 10/4/20 Neal Collins (he/him) 10/4/20

Regenerative Design Pioneer Jason McLennan

Jason McLennan calls himself a "professional troublemaker." For his entire career Jason has been pushing the boundaries on what is possible in the built environment. To him, sustainable and regenerative design shouldn't be something we need to have a label for — it should just be the way.

Alissa Collins (she/her) 10/1/20 Alissa Collins (she/her) 10/1/20

Latitude Goes Green with Sustainable “For Sale” Signs

The story behind how we are incorporating the use of sustainable FSC wood to create our beautiful, handmade wood “For Sale” signs.

Neal Collins (he/him) 9/23/20 Neal Collins (he/him) 9/23/20

Demystifying Greywater with Laura Allen

Laura Allen of Greywater Action helps to demystify greywater and how we can take practical steps to integrate water systems into our lives, our homes, and our yards. She provides low cost and low tech solutions that everyone can integrate into their homes.

Neal Collins (he/him) 9/9/20 Neal Collins (he/him) 9/9/20

Healing the Future Through the Built Environment with Martin Brown

Martin Brown is a sustainability provocateur and regenerative practitioner that combines decades worth of construction background to help advance the built environment by looking holistically at practices that restore, revitalize, and offers hope.

Neal Collins (he/him) 8/16/20 Neal Collins (he/him) 8/16/20

Regenerative Thinking with Carol Sanford

Carol Sanford is consistently recognized thought leader that works side by side with Fortune 500 and new economy executives to design and lead systemic business change and design. She is a leading voice in the Regenerative movement and has authored many award-winning books on the subject.

Latitude 8/11/20 Latitude 8/11/20

Latitude Featured on “Going Green”

Latitude Co-founder Neal Collins was recently interviewed on Going Green with a piece titled “The Future of Sustainable Real Estate.”

Latitude 8/9/20 Latitude 8/9/20

What is Regenerative Real Estate?

Regenerative real estate is the intersection between health and wellness, sustainability, community-orientation, and ecological integration. It is these four elements that create a holistic environment that helps people thrive.

Latitude 8/6/20 Latitude 8/6/20

How to Make Your Home More Sustainable

There is an ever growing demand from people that want to live more sustainably and to make improvements to their homes. Businesses have taken note, and now people are finding it hard to know what to prioritize or what is actually worth the money. We help to demystify the process.

Neal Collins (he/him) 7/23/20 Neal Collins (he/him) 7/23/20

Mimicking Nature for Infinite Returns with Mark Shepard

In this fascinating talk, Mark gets into the real estate side of his operations and how he has been successful at improving degraded real estate through restorative practices that mimic nature, and then stacking synergistic businesses that will increase the value of the property so that he can refinance his capital out and get infinite returns.

Neal Collins (he/him) 7/16/20 Neal Collins (he/him) 7/16/20

Building Culture Through Intentional Design with Austin Tunnell

Austin Tunnell is an emerging developer that designs and builds stunning, community-oriented, and masonry framed homes. His work extends from pocket neighborhoods to custom homes with his sights on more urban infill guided by a new urbanism philosophy.

Neal Collins (he/him) 7/9/20 Neal Collins (he/him) 7/9/20

Inspiring Mindfulness and Wellness into the Built Environment with Sonja Bochart

Sonja Bochart is an inspirational thought-leader with 20 years of experience creating meaningful and healthy spaces in the built environment. She is an avid speaker, facilitator, leader, and writer.

Nathan Reimer (he/him) 7/12/23 Nathan Reimer (he/him) 7/12/23

Nathan’s Letter

Change Agent Nathan Reimer of Portland, Oregon shares a letter he wrote to the future owners of his first home Sweet Home Chateau.

Latitude 7/3/23 Latitude 7/3/23

Listening to Your Land with Jo Petroni

The way we build our homes is a mirror of our perceived relationship with nature. Our homes today are an embodiment of separation. The first step on a path of reconnection is to find nature and tune into the elements of sun, wind, and rain.

Latitude 6/12/23 Latitude 6/12/23

Regenerative Teas, and Homes with Michael Don Ham

Regeneration isn’t siloed into any one particular industry. For businesses, it’s about adopting practices which improve and transforms the systems in which it operates. For entrepreneur Michael Don Ham, this happens to be in the arenas of tea and technology.

Latitude 6/12/23 Latitude 6/12/23

Technology and Agriculture with Dorn Cox

Farmer and technologist Dorn Cox believes we are living through extraordinary times when open source technology can be spread for little to no cost to help people revolutionize how we practice agriculture and steward land.

Latitude 5/17/23 Latitude 5/17/23

Who is Latitude?

At the core of our work lies the belief that by collaborating with individuals to create resilient and beautiful habitats, we can cultivate a sense of strength through connection.

Latitude 5/16/23 Latitude 5/16/23

Latitude Regenerative Real Estate Announces 2nd Annual Regenerative Real Estate Gathering Event

Attend the 2nd Annual Gathering Event in partnership with The Ecology School and River Bend Farm in Saco, Maine.

Latitude 5/12/23 Latitude 5/12/23

From Ownership to Stewardship

As stewards of the land, it is our responsibility to manage real estate with a deep commitment to regeneration and the well-being of future generations.

Latitude 5/3/23 Latitude 5/3/23

Why We Gather

Deep planning is unfolding behind-the-scenes at Latitude. We are discussing the purpose of gathering. Why do we gather? And how can it be a catalysts for energizing the regenerative movement.

Neal Collins (he/him) 5/2/23 Neal Collins (he/him) 5/2/23

Natural Capitalism with Hunter Lovins

Charting the course to a regenerative economy is one of the most important work facing humanity. It requires a reimagining of energy, agriculture, design, finance, stewardship, and how we work.