HDR’s regenerative design framework centers around the fundamental question: “What if buildings gave more than they take?” Aiming to create net positive outcomes in both environmental and societal metrics, the framework provides a holistic view of performance metrics for regenerative design. Focus areas (carbon, water, nutrients, air, biodiversity, social and health) help HDR’s design teams explore and set achievable goals against existing benchmarks as well as consider the project in its broader context. HDR's framework was honored in Fast Company’s Innovation by Design Awards for 2020 in the Experimental category.