Scott Brideau

Biography: Scott Brideau is a Director of Regen CoLab at Little, where he helps lead firmwide efforts to advance sustainability, resilience, and regenerative practice. In this role, he is part of a multidisciplinary team dedicated to aligning sustainability with Little’s core mission and values while advancing the strategic growth and development of the firm’s sustainability practice. His contributions include shaping client engagement strategies, providing internal education and coaching, developing new service offerings, and sharing thought leadership through writing and speaking on key sustainability topics. Grounded in a foundational focus on Health, Energy, Water, and Social Equity (HEWS), Little uses an Integrative Process (IP) and a proprietary project framework to help clients achieve more holistic and regenerative sustainability outcomes. IP and living systems frameworks help project teams consider the interconnected nature of any project to its surroundings, including neighborhood, community, watershed, and more, revealing the reciprocal influences that affect Financial, Communal, Social, Human, and Environmental health and viability. (Ask him about this!) A passionate advocate for community resilience and climate action, Scott is deeply involved in civic and industry leadership. He has held key roles with the Urban Land Institute, Arlington County, and CoreNet Global’s Mid-Atlantic Chapter, contributing to long-range sustainability planning, regional energy policy, and thought leadership in the built environment. His service includes over 8 years as a member of the Redevelopment and Reuse National Product Council; 6 years as co-chair of ULI Washington's Sustainability and Resilience Council, helping shape Arlington’s 40-year Community Energy Plan, and serving on CoreNet Mid-Atlantic's board for over a decade in multiple leadership capacities. Scott brings a combination of strategic insight, systems thinking, and boots-on-the-ground experience to every initiative—helping clients and communities imagine what’s possible and build toward a more regenerative future.