▁network ▁of ▁relationships ▁the ▁building ▁has ▁with ▁the ▁surrounding ▁environment ▁including ▁the ▁natural ▁systems ▁and ▁the ▁human ▁community . ▁ ▁Conserv ation ▁vs . ▁pres ervation ▁ ▁Reg ener ative ▁design ▁places ▁more ▁importance ▁on ▁conservation ▁and ▁b iod iversity ▁rather ▁than ▁on ▁pres ervation . ▁It ▁is ▁recognized ▁in ▁reg ener ative ▁design ▁that ▁humans ▁are ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁natural ▁e cos ystem s . ▁To ▁exclude ▁people ▁is ▁to ▁create ▁dense ▁areas ▁that ▁destroy ▁po ckets ▁of ▁existing ▁e cos ystem s ▁while ▁pres erving ▁po ckets ▁of ▁e cos ystem s ▁without ▁allowing ▁them ▁to ▁change ▁naturally ▁over ▁time . ▁ ▁Reg ener ative ▁design ▁frameworks ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁a ▁few ▁reg ener ative ▁design ▁frameworks ▁that ▁have ▁been ▁developed ▁in ▁recent ▁years . ▁Un like ▁many ▁green ▁building ▁rating ▁systems , ▁these ▁frameworks ▁are ▁not ▁pres cript ive ▁check lists . ▁Instead ▁they ▁are ▁concept ual ▁and ▁meant ▁to ▁guide ▁dialog ue ▁throughout ▁the ▁design ▁process . ▁They ▁should ▁not ▁be ▁used ▁exclus ively ▁rather ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁existing ▁green ▁building ▁rating ▁systems ▁such ▁as ▁LE ED , ▁B REE AM ▁or ▁Living ▁Building ▁Challenge . ▁ ▁SP e AR ▁ ▁S ust ain able ▁Project ▁App rais al ▁Rout ine ▁( SP e AR ) ▁is ▁a ▁decision - making ▁tool ▁developed ▁by ▁software ▁and ▁sust ain ability ▁exper ts ▁at ▁A rup . ▁The ▁framework ▁incorpor ates ▁key ▁categories ▁including ▁transport ation , ▁b iod iversity , ▁culture , ▁employ ment ▁and ▁skills . ▁ ▁RE