▁the ▁way ▁building ▁rel ates ▁to ▁the ▁land ▁and ▁eng ages ▁resource ▁flows . ▁These ▁resource ▁flows ▁include ▁energy , ▁water ▁and ▁materials . ▁▁ ▁Resource ▁cycles ▁- ▁within ▁the ▁framework , ▁resource ▁flows ▁illustrate ▁how ▁resources ▁flow ▁in ▁and ▁out ▁of ▁human ▁and ▁natural ▁cycles ▁whereas ▁resource ▁cycles ▁focus ▁on ▁how ▁resources ▁move ▁through ▁human ▁systems . ▁The ▁four ▁sub - cy cles ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁framework ▁are ▁produce , ▁use , ▁rec ycle ▁and ▁re pl en ish . ▁▁ ▁Direct ▁and ▁indirect ▁eng agement ▁with ▁flows ▁- ▁the ▁framework ▁distingu ishes ▁between ▁the ▁direct ▁and ▁indirect ▁ways ▁a ▁building ▁eng ages ▁with ▁resource ▁flows . ▁Direct ▁eng agement ▁includes ▁approaches ▁and ▁strateg ies ▁that ▁occur ▁within ▁the ▁bounds ▁of ▁the ▁project ▁site . ▁Ind irect ▁eng agement ▁extends ▁beyond ▁the ▁boundaries ▁of ▁the ▁project ▁site ▁and ▁can ▁thus ▁be ▁implemented ▁on ▁a ▁much ▁larger ▁scale ▁such ▁as ▁purch asing ▁renew able ▁energy ▁cred its . ▁ ▁Case ▁study ▁- ▁Van D us en ▁Botan ical ▁Garden ▁ ▁The ▁Vis itor ▁Centre ▁at ▁the ▁Van D us en ▁Botan ical ▁Garden ▁in ▁V ancouver , ▁British ▁Columbia ▁was ▁designed ▁in ▁parallel ▁with ▁the ▁reg ener ative ▁design ▁framework ▁developed ▁by ▁Per kins + Will . ▁The ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁visitor ▁center ▁was ▁ 1 7 , 5 7 5 ▁m 2 ▁and ▁the ▁building ▁itself ▁ 1 , 7 8 4 ▁m 2 . ▁A ▁four ▁stage ▁process ▁was ▁identified ▁and ▁included : ▁education ▁and ▁project ▁asp ir ations ,