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Neal Collins 10/28/23 Neal Collins 10/28/23

Regenerative Development with Mel Meagher

From artists in residences to community placemaking, Mel Meagher encourages us to think beyond the binary when approaching development.

Neal Collins 10/5/23 Neal Collins 10/5/23

Building An Ambitious Agrihood with Scott Snodgrass

From urban food forests to the development of agrihoods, Scott Snodgrass infuses agriculture as a solution for thriving communities.

Neal Collins 9/12/23 Neal Collins 9/12/23

ReGen Villages with James Ehrlich

While we can design for circularity and closed loop systems, there isn’t such thing as a “Regenerative building.” That’s because regeneration is about evolution and aliveness. But does the rise of A.I. change this if buildings can learn?

Neal Collins 9/11/23 Neal Collins 9/11/23

Green Healthy Places with Matt Morley

As more individuals and businesses express a growing interest in embracing sustainability and regeneration, we often hear the question, "How can we achieve this?" This inquiry has its roots in my personal journey, which began several years ago when I found myself at a crossroads in my real estate career.

Latitude 8/1/23 Latitude 8/1/23

Ecological Landscaping with Tres Crow

Landscaping is a multibillion dollar a year industry. It’s predicated upon fossil fuels, non-native ornamental plants, synthetic fertilizers, and heavy water use. For Georgia-based company Roots Down, they see this industry as ripe for change.

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.

Neal Collins (he/him) 8/9/22 Neal Collins (he/him) 8/9/22

Big Change Through Not So Big Actions with Sarah Susanka

Sarah Susanka is an architect, prolific author, and visionary thinker credited with starting the tiny house movement. She’s changed the way huge amounts of people see the world, but she insists the way to create change is by thinking small and attending to the everyday challenges you see in front of you.

Neal Collins (he/him) 2/20/22 Neal Collins (he/him) 2/20/22

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.

Neal Collins (he/him) 7/29/21 Neal Collins (he/him) 7/29/21

Scaling Green Developments with Aaron Fairchild

Buildings account for nearly 40% of all energy consumed globally and are notorious for wanton waste. One person that has answered that question is Aaron Fairchild, co-founder and CEO of Green Canopy.