Regenerative Development for a Changing Landscape
Tierra Buena partners with developers, architects, and builders to integrate regenerative land systems into every stage of development, from early site planning through post-construction performance. Rather than treating soil, water, and vegetation as constraints, we design them as functional assets that support the built environment.
Our work restores soil function, stabilizes hydrology, and establishes vegetation systems that reduce erosion, flooding, and long-term maintenance burdens. By aligning development with the way landscapes naturally operate, we help projects meet regulatory requirements, improve buyer perception, and deliver reliable performance long after construction is complete.
Why It Matters
Conventional development often compromises the soil and water systems that support it, leading to runoff, erosion, flooding, and escalating maintenance costs that compound over time. These failures rarely originate in structures themselves. They begin below the surface, where degraded soil structure and disrupted hydrology quietly undermine performance.
Regenerative development reverses this pattern. By restoring soil structure, improving infiltration, and designing vegetation as part of the infrastructure system, projects become more resilient, more compliant, and more financially predictable. Tierra Buena helps developers protect assets, reduce risk, and deliver landscapes that function as intended from day one through decades of use.
Outcomes:
Reduces erosion, flooding, and stormwater management costs
Improves soil health and vegetation establishment on-site
Meets LEED, SITES, and ESG performance benchmarks
Increases long-term property value and appeal
Strengthens community trust and environmental reputation
Our framework in four phases
1
Diagnose
Assess soil function, hydrology, and topographic conditions to identify risks and opportunities for regeneration.
2
Design
Develop ecological blueprints that integrate land systems with site planning, grading, and construction design.
3
Deliver
Implement soil restoration, vegetative stabilization, and water management systems alongside construction.
4
Demonstrate
Monitor performance and provide verifiable ecological data that demonstrates measurable impact over time.
Our Core Solutions
Collaborate with architects and civil engineers to create layouts that align built structures with hydrology, slope, and soil function.
Design drainage, retention, and infiltration systems that work with soil structure to manage runoff, reduce infrastructure strain, and lower long-term costs.
Prepare and regenerate soils before and after construction to ensure plant survival, landscape resilience, and long-term system function.
Install vegetation systems that reduce irrigation, fertilization, and upkeep while enhancing site stability and aesthetics.
Provide quantifiable environmental data and documentation to support compliance, investor communication, and project marketing.
The most resilient developments work with the systems that built the land.
Let’s design and build land systems that add value, not maintenance.