el ▁developed ▁approaches ▁entirely ▁similar ▁to ▁L yle ' s ▁also ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁but ▁instead ▁co ined ▁the ▁term ▁cr ad le - to - c rad le ▁design ▁made ▁popular ▁by ▁Mc Don ough ▁and ▁Michael ▁Bra ung art . ▁ ▁Sim ▁Van ▁Der ▁R yn ▁is ▁an ▁architect , ▁author , ▁and ▁educ ator ▁with ▁more ▁than ▁ 4 0 ▁years ▁of ▁experience ▁integr ating ▁e colog ical ▁principles ▁into ▁the ▁built ▁environment . ▁Author ▁of ▁eight ▁publications , ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁most ▁influ ential ▁books ▁titled ▁E colog ical ▁Design , ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁provides ▁a ▁framework ▁for ▁integr ating ▁human ▁design ▁with ▁living ▁systems . ▁The ▁book ▁challeng es ▁design ers ▁to ▁push ▁beyond ▁" green ▁building " ▁to ▁create ▁buildings , ▁infrastr ucture ▁and ▁land sc apes ▁that ▁truly ▁restore ▁and ▁reg ener ative ▁of ▁the ▁surrounding ▁e cos ystem s . ▁ ▁Green ▁vs . ▁sust ain able ▁vs . ▁reg ener ative ▁▁ ▁There ▁is ▁an ▁important ▁distinction ▁that ▁should ▁be ▁made ▁between ▁the ▁words ▁‘ green ’ , ▁‘ s ust ain able ’ , ▁and ▁‘ reg ener ative ’ ▁and ▁how ▁they ▁influence ▁design . ▁ ▁Green ▁Design ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁article ▁Trans ition ing ▁from ▁green ▁to ▁reg ener ative ▁design , ▁Raymond ▁J . ▁Cole ▁expl ores ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁reg ener ative ▁design ▁and ▁what ▁it ▁means ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁‘ green ’ ▁and ▁‘ s ust ain