• Create “net energy,” including but not limited to electricity, that can be put back into the
electric grid.
• Embody a “circular” approach by using natural systems to treat wastewater in ways that
enhance groundwater and soils, and mitigates downstream flooding by slowing run-off.
• Regenerate depleted soils on community farms to support healthy food systems, build
biodiversity and organic matter, and sequester carbon in the process.
• Build community around shared values, while educating members of the community about
the regenerative principles that must be deployed in all walks of life, including creating
“value-adding” relationships (social capital) extending far beyond both the buildings
themselves and the immediate communities in which they are built.