Whole Water Systems

What Whole Water Systems does

Whole Water Systems LLC (WWS) is a Seattle-based private design consultancy that has provided green infrastructure and ecological water engineering services for over two decades. Its core offering centers on sustainable design consulting for advanced development projects, with the standout reference being Desert Rain in Bend, Oregon — the first residence in the world to achieve full Living Building Challenge certification. WWS sells expertise rather than a standardized product, working with developers on water conservation systems, regenerative design, and net-positive environmental performance at the building scale.

Whole Water Regenerative Development LLC (WWRD) is a separate, related entity established to focus exclusively on regenerative development and sustainable housing, extending the parent consultancy's expertise into integrated real estate development. WWRD's flagship initiative is a walkable multifamily housing project on Vashon Island, Washington, positioned as the first market-rate multifamily housing built in the Vashon Island Town area in over 30 years due to longstanding zoning restrictions and a water connection moratorium. The project's early-secured entitlements provide regulatory first-mover position in a structurally supply-constrained market. WWRD intends to combine Living Building Challenge design principles, ecological water systems, and community-centered planning to deliver housing that restores ecosystems and reduces carbon impact relative to conventional development.

The company operates with a small team of 1-10 employees under founder Morgan Brown, has not publicly disclosed revenue or funding, and serves the Pacific Northwest market with a focus on Vashon Island and adjacent Washington State geographies. The business model blends legacy fee-based consulting (WWS) with project economics from regenerative real estate development (WWRD), with pricing determined on a project-by-project basis. A public rollout and community engagement campaign for the Vashon project is described as forthcoming.

Name

Whole Water Systems

Legal name

Whole Water Regenerative Development LLC

Website

https://wholewater.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Whole Water Systems is a Seattle-based private consultancy providing green infrastructure and ecological water engineering design services, with over two decades of expertise including the world's first Living Building Challenge certified residence. Its affiliated entity is developing walkable multifamily regenerative housing on Vashon Island, Washington.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sustainable Design and Development Consulting

NAICS

Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213), Sewage Treatment Facilities (22132), Waste Management and Remediation Services (562)

SIC

Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Onsite/Decentralized Reuse Utilities (District/Building‑Scale Reuse as a Service) (EUANAGAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Water Resources, WASH & Integrated Water Management (BPADALAH)

Keywords

• Ecological water engineering
• Green infrastructure consulting
• Regenerative housing development
• Sustainable design services
• Decentralized water treatment

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

Whole Water Systems (WWS) provides consulting services in green infrastructure and ecological water engineering, designing energy and resource water treatment systems using decentralized and natural biology-based technology for advanced sustainable developments. Through its affiliated entity Whole Water Regenerative Development (WWRD), the company is developing regenerative, walkable multifamily housing on Vashon Island that integrates water conservation and ecological design with community-centered planning. Reference projects include the Desert Rain sustainable house and the Toquaht Nation administrative building.

Product overview

Whole Water Systems offers consulting services in green infrastructure and ecological water engineering, with over two decades of sustainable design expertise. The company provides consulting for advanced sustainable developments and has worked on pioneering projects including Desert Rain in Bend, Oregon, the first residence in the world to achieve full Living Building Challenge certification. Whole Water Regenerative Development (WWRD) is a separate entity focused exclusively on regenerative development and sustainable housing, bringing together innovative design, environmental performance, and long-term community benefit.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Green Infrastructure and Ecological Water Engineering Consulting

Quantifiable outcome

• First residence in the world to achieve full Living Building Challenge certification (Desert Rain project)

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Elementa Consulting: Mechanical and sustainable building engineering consultancy focused on decarbonized, high-performance buildings and Living Building Challenge projects. Directly comparable in serving deep-green building developers with integrated water, energy, and ecology expertise.
• Cascadia Consulting Group: Pacific-Northwest sustainability consulting firm working on climate, waste, and built-environment projects. Comparable in geography, scale, and focus on sustainability advisory services for advanced development and infrastructure clients.
• Sherwood Design Engineers: Civil and water-resources engineering firm specializing in sustainable stormwater, water reuse, and integrated water systems for green building and master-planned projects. Closely comparable to Whole Water Systems on water-system design for high-performance developments.
• Terrapin Bright Green: Sustainability strategy and consulting firm focused on biophilic design, green buildings, and regenerative development. Comparable to Whole Water Systems as a small, mission-driven consultancy serving advanced sustainability projects and Living Building Challenge-style developments.
• Biohabitats: Ecological restoration and water-resources engineering firm that designs decentralized, nature-based water and wastewater systems for buildings and communities. Highly comparable to Whole Water Systems in core technology (living systems, ecological water engineering) and in serving advanced sustainable development clients.

Broad incumbents

• Tetra Tech: Global consulting and engineering firm with a large water and environmental practice covering decentralized and nature-based water systems. Comparable as a much larger incumbent that touches the same water engineering and ecological infrastructure categories.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with extensive water, wastewater, and environmental engineering practices. Comparable as a broad incumbent providing overlapping water and environmental services to municipal and development clients.

Emerging players

• New Ecology: Nonprofit consulting and development firm focused on deep-green affordable housing and sustainable building retrofits. Comparable in pairing consulting expertise with direct development of high-performance, regenerative housing projects.
• Brightworks Sustainability: Sustainability and green building consultancy advising on net-zero, Living Building Challenge, and high-performance development projects. Comparable as a peer consultancy in the same niche of advanced sustainable development advisory services.
• PUSH Buffalo: Mission-driven affordable and sustainable housing developer combining community organizing with green building development. Comparable to Whole Water Regenerative Development as a small developer delivering community-centered, ecologically minded housing in a constrained market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/whole-water-systems

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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