Redevelopment is often considered inherently “sustainable” or “green” in that it involves reusing an already developed site, rather than developing elsewhere on a Greenfield location. But are there ways to make redevelopment even more sustainable? This session will explore how communities can pursue more innovative approaches to redevelopment, ranging from holistic regenerative design to the more prescribed LEED-ND to local brownfield reclamation efforts.

1. Making Redevelopment a
Net-Plus for the Environment
New Jersey Future
Redevelopment Forum
March 9, 2012
Robert Freudenberg, NJ Director, Regional Plan Association

2. Regenerative Design
• Define
• Visualize
• Redevelopment
• Envision

3. Defining Regenerative Design
Evolving

4. Defining Regenerative Design
Maximizes integration
between built and natural systems

5. Defining Regenerative Design
Community = living system

6. Defining Regenerative Design
Restore/add value

7. Visualize regenerative design
Courtesy: Ecological LLC

12. Vizualize regenerative design
The Willow School – Gladstone, NJ
Back to Nature, Natural Systems International, Ford, Farewell,
Mills & Gatsch
• Salvaged/recycled materials
• Solar panels
• Locally harvested wood furniture
• Native plantings
• Constructed wetland treats waste
• Rainwater collection & use

18. conventional

19. conventional

20. “green”

21. “green”

22. regenerative

27. …the past

29. Warren County Cultural & Heritage Commission

30. the future…

34. Flintenbreite constructed wetland

36. Envision regenerative design
• Highlands
• Pinelands
• Coastal Areas
• Brownfields
• Parks
• Redevelopment
everywhere

37. Envision regenerative design
Courtesy redkabbage.com