The diagram represents Eco Design’s qualitative framework; where sustainability is understood to simply be a neutral position, being an inflection point between degenerative and regenerative designed systems. The philosophy at Eco Design is to move increasingly toward regenerative designs & materials, where through more conscious design choices, one is able to move away from degenerative dislocated systems and processes that pollute, deplete and drain the earth and its inhabitants. Thus, the idea is to rather create beautiful buildings made of benign materials that incorporate cyclical processes, which assist in connecting mind, body and spirit with the inherent nurturing and healing, life-giving forces of local community and the planet at large.