This Handbook complements the Just 2.0 Manual by providing detail on the performance metrics and submission requirements. It provides clarification on definitions, qualifying strategies, and alternative pathways, and identifies criteria and requirements for any exceptions.
CLARIFICATIONS AND EXCEPTIONS
This Handbook contains clarifications regarding program metrics and the criteria and requirements for any exceptions that may be established in response to unique circumstances or constraints.
Clarifications elaborate on the intent and requirements of the program, providing more specific guidance for each Indicator on topics including terminology, approved strategies and content, and approved data sources. Clarifications are generally listed in alphabetical order, and are divided into sub-categories, as warranted, for more complex topics.
Exceptions may be established at the discretion of the Institute to recognize current limitations in available tools or data, or other circumstances that pose an unreasonable barrier to achievement of particular performance levels. The expectation is that exceptions will be temporary until conditions evolve to render them unnecessary. Typically, exceptions are only applicable when certain criteria are met, and these, along with any additional requirements and documentation, will be specified in the Exceptions section for each Indicator. Many Indicators in Just 2.0 will have no exceptions.
GLOSSARY
An ILFI Program Glossary is included with the Handbook in order to define terminology used throughout, and to provide an easily accessible reference for both general and program-specific language. This glossary is used for all of ILFI’s programs, including the Living Building Challenge, the Living Product Challenge, Declare, and the Living Community Challenge, to provide consistency across programs.
QUARTERLY UPDATES
The Just 2.0 Handbook will be updated periodically to add clarifying text, tables or graphics, and/or make any other amendments or additions necessary for improving the clarity and content of the Handbook. The update interval is quarterly. If an update is warranted, it will occur in January, April, July, and/or October of each year, at which time the Handbook cover page is date stamped with the latest revision. With each quarterly update, a list of revisions will be published, summarizing all changes implemented in that update.
Organizations are held to the information included in the version of the Handbook that is current on the date their Just registration is complete. Organizations are encouraged to routinely check the newer versions of the Handbook to remain up to date on the program.
Should organizations wish to reference previous versions of the Handbook, PDFs of the original Handbook and subsequent quarterly updates will be available from within the online Handbook resource.
