▁emer gence ▁to ▁create ▁and ▁develop ▁res il ient ▁and ▁fl our ishing ▁e co - system s . ▁Cole ▁highlight s ▁a ▁key ▁distinction ▁of ▁reg ener ative ▁design ▁is ▁the ▁recognition ▁and ▁emphas is ▁of ▁the ▁“ co - e volution ary , ▁partner ed ▁relationship ▁between ▁human ▁and ▁natural ▁systems ” ▁and ▁thus ▁importance ▁of ▁project ▁location ▁and ▁place . ▁Bruno ▁Du arte ▁D ias ▁as ser ts ▁that ▁reg ener ative ▁design ▁goes ▁beyond ▁the ▁traditional ▁we igh ing ▁and ▁meas uring ▁of ▁various ▁environmental , ▁social ▁and ▁economic ▁impact s ▁of ▁sust ain able ▁design ▁and ▁instead ▁  focus es ▁on ▁mapping ▁relationships . ▁D ias ▁is ▁in ▁agreement ▁with ▁Cole ▁stating ▁three ▁fundamental ▁aspects ▁of ▁reg ener ative ▁design ▁which ▁include : ▁understanding ▁place ▁and ▁its ▁unique ▁patterns , ▁design ing ▁for ▁harm ony ▁within ▁place , ▁and ▁co - e volution . ▁ ▁Fund amental ▁aspects ▁of ▁reg ener ative ▁design ▁ ▁Co - e volution ▁of ▁humans ▁and ▁nature ▁ ▁Reg ener ative ▁design ▁is ▁built ▁on ▁the ▁idea ▁that ▁humans ▁and ▁the ▁built ▁environment ▁exist ▁within ▁natural ▁systems ▁and ▁thus , ▁the ▁built ▁environment ▁should ▁be ▁designed ▁to ▁co - e vol ve ▁with ▁the ▁surrounding ▁natural ▁environment . ▁D ias ▁as ser ts ▁that ▁a ▁building ▁should ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁“ catal yst ▁for ▁positive ▁change .” ▁The ▁project ▁does ▁not ▁end ▁with ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁construction ▁and ▁certificate ▁of ▁occup ancy , ▁instead ▁the ▁building ▁serves ▁to ▁enh ance ▁the ▁relationships ▁between