REGEN

Towards a RegenerativeBuilt Environment.

A knowledge-to-action bridge between research and practice in the built environment. Facilitated by BLOXHUB.

BLOXHUB Applied Science

What is REGEN

A bridge between what science says we should do and what practice could do.

The construction sector is caught in a trap: low margins, fragmented value chains, project-by-project risk management, short investment horizons and incentives that reward repeating existing solutions.

REGEN supports applied science through embedded research — Industrial PhDs and postdocs working inside companies and academia, to make new choices clearer, safer, and easier to repeat.

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Researchers embedded in practice

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Companies bridging science and application

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Universities partnered

1

Shared compass: the Doughnut

REGEN structure

Three layers, one network.

A tight core of researchers, a bridge to practice, and a long-term community — the same shape that threads through this page.

  • 01

    Core research group

    Industrial PhDs and postdocs. Depth of knowledge, cross-disciplinary dialogues, analysis, concepts, cases.

  • 02

    Bridge to practice

    Companies, researchers and supervisors. Applied science, organisational learning, sector events.

  • 03

    Long-term community

    Alumni and early-career researchers. Science talks and meetups beyond single projects.

Four ways in

How do we measure a building's impact on biodiversity?Why does REGEN say retrofit-first?Are bio-based insulation materials safe enough to scale?What does regenerative design with nature look like?How do we change procurement so regenerative becomes default?Can buildings provide ecosystem services, not just consume them?How do we measure a building's impact on biodiversity?Why does REGEN say retrofit-first?Are bio-based insulation materials safe enough to scale?What does regenerative design with nature look like?How do we change procurement so regenerative becomes default?Can buildings provide ecosystem services, not just consume them?