# Enduring Living Designs 'Beyond Green' Promotes Sustainable Practices Through Consultancy By Sarah Moore | Published 2012-03-28 | Social Good Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beyond-green References: [clearlyso](http://www.clearlyso.com/company/2090/Beyond) & [beyondgreen](http://www.beyondgreen.co.uk/) [Beyond Green](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cocoamitment-campaign) is a think-tank and development company based out of New Zealand and the UK that envisions, designs and maintains [sustainable living spaces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/urban-ecological-design). The company is focused on creating spaces that not only contribute to living a better life in the present, but also into the future. Focusing on creating places that provide housing, transportation and public services in an eco-friendly, long-lasting manner is at the heart of the company’s mandate. Created in 2001, Beyond Green constantly questions current development practices and strives to challenge the way that society thinks about sustainable living. Beyond Green brainstorms new ways to live better lives that make less of a negative impact on the future as well as promoting those ideas in media and finally, they construct and maintain these spaces. **Contact Information** Beyond Green [website](http://www.beyondgreen.co.uk/) Beyond Green on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/#/beyondgreenUK/) ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.4/10 - Popularity: 18% | Activity: 47% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Social Good](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialgood) > [Social Business](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialbusiness) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Sustainable Living Spaces:** The trend towards eco-friendly, long-lasting living spaces that contribute to better lives in the present and future. - **Innovative Development Practices:** The trend towards experimentation and rethinking current development practices for sustainable living. - **Beyond 'green':** The trend towards creating sustainable living spaces that go beyond basic environmental friendliness and address holistic human needs. ### Where This Applies - **Sustainable Architecture:** Opportunity for architects to develop innovative and sustainable design for eco-friendly living spaces. - **Sustainable Urban Planning:** Opportunity for urban planners to rethink development practices and create sustainable livable communities for the future. - **Property Development:** Opportunity for developers to invest in sustainable and long-lasting properties that address environmental and human needs. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Eco-Focused Family Housing](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rewild-homes.md) - [Urban Greening Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/urban-green.md) - [Sustainable Visitor Pavilions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/green-arc.md) - [Climate-Managing Greenhouse Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/livable-greenhouse.md) - [Biomaterial Interior Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spring-studio.md) - [Urban Greening Infrastructure](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/greenpublic.md) - [Human-Centric Biophilic Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/biophilic.md) - [Zero-Carbon City Concept Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/new-normal-exihibition.md) - [Planted Balcony Home Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/house-of-greens.md)