Implementing Regenerative Design Principles: A Refurbishment Case Study of the First Regenerative Building in Spain

The conventional building design and construction have detrimental impact onto the environment. With current pace of development contemporary society, these issues cannot be fully addressed with concept sustainable construction, which is based on causing less harm to Thus, regenerative gaining relevance, as it changing paradigm toward delivery a human-centric environment, which, when coupled circular economy, aims enable natural environment evolve. In order more frequent buildings, necessary broaden knowledge design, objective this paper. aim investigate process, strategies, technologies that are applied during refurbished residential building, intended first in Spain, currently process certification per Living Building Challenge (LBC) standard. Therefore, literature review was performed, followed by site visit case-study building. research organized according seven categories (petals) standard, all 20 imperatives LBC discussed. Additionally, aspects costs project management investigated. findings point out main features challenges realization refurbishment, adhere demands LBC, discusses their potential for broader application rural well urban settings. analysis can serve valuable insight deliver future buildings accelerate implementation industry. This article upon work COST Action RESTORE CA16114, supported (European Cooperation Science Technology).