The path to third-generation sustainable design Beyond minimising harm
The journey to sustainable design has been a decades- long evolution, moving from incremental mitigation measures such as LED bulbs and recycling bins in the 1980s to today’s pursuit of a systemic, nature-compatible,
sustainable approach. Emma Stewart Scientist, GHD A s the consequences of a changing climate become ever-more pervasive and profound,¹ so too must the human approach to living within it. Rather than aiming to create infrastructure systems that reduce environmental harm, today’s leaders increasingly must ask: How can we actually do good from the start?
Sustainable design leadership means starting with the ultimate local and universal stakeholder: nature itself. This approach is key to creating spaces that are not only ethical, but also financially resilient and culturally inclusive while harmonising with the natural world.² That doesn’t always mean starting from scratch, which for many projects may be impractical. Incorporating
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