Bill Reed, AIA, LEED, is an internationally recognized architect, proponent, and practitioner of integrative systems design and regeneration. He and his partners at Regenesis Inc., work to lift building and community planning into full integration and co-evolution with living systems. The objective: to improve the overall quality of the physical, social, and spiritual life of our living places and therefore the planet.

As a groundbreaking advocate in the fields ofintegrative systems design and the living systems practice of regenerative development, Bill lectures and teaches worldwide about the practical application of these concepts. He is also the author of many articles and, with the 7group, the book, The Integrative Design Guide to Green Building: Redefining the Practice of Sustainability.

Bill served as cochair of the LEED Technical Committee from its inception in 1994 through 2003 and is a founding Board Member of the U.S. Green Building Council. He serves as the Chair of the ANSI Guide to Integrative Practice, as a Professor in Urban Design at Boston University, an advisor to Environmental Building News, and on the Board of Directors of AWE Inc., in San Francisco.