The Living Building Challenge acts to rapidly diminish the gap between current limits and end-game positive solutions. It aims to transform how we think about every single act of design and construction as an opportunity to positively impact the greater community of life and the cultural fabric of our human communities.
The Challenge is a philosophy first, an advocacy tool second and a certification program third. Within the larger Living Future Challenge framework that covers the creation of all human artifacts and edifices, the Living Building Challenge focuses on humanity’s largest creations—its buildings. It is in essence a unified tool for transformative thought, allowing us to envision a future that is Socially Just, Culturally Rich and Ecologically Restorative.
The Living Building Challenge is comprised of seven performance categories, or “Petals”: Place, Water, Energy, Health + Happiness, Materials, Equity, and Beauty. Petals are subdivided into a total of twenty Imperatives, each of which focuses on a specific sphere of influence. This compilation of Imperatives can be applied to almost every conceivable building project, of any scale and any location—be it a new building or renovation of an existing structure.
To learn more about the Living Building Challenge, visit living-future.org/lbc.
For Living Building Challenge Inquiries, contact our team at LBC.support@living-future.org.
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