Living Building Challenge 4.1 Program Manual

April 2024

Table of Contents

Living Building Challenge 4.1 Program Manual

April 2024
- Living Building Challenge 4.1 Program Manual — April 2024

April 2024
Copyright
Acknowledgments
Executive Summary
Building a Living Future
Introduction
- Introduction to the Living Building Challenge 4.1
  - How the Living Building Challenge Works
- How to Use the Program Manual
- Additional Tools and Support
- Other ILFI Programs
Cross-Petal Compliance Details
- Project Boundary and Floor Area
- Living Transect
- Typology
- Scale Jumping and Handprinting
Place Petal Compliance Details
- I01 – Ecology of Place (Core Imperative)
- I02 – Urban Agriculture
- I03 – Habitat Exchange
- I04 – Human-Scaled Living (Core Imperative)
Water Petal Compliance Details
- I05 – Responsible Water Use (Core Imperative)
- I06 – Net Positive Water
Energy Petal Compliance Details
- I07 – Energy + Carbon Reduction (Core Imperative)
- I08 – Net Positive Carbon
Health and Happiness Petal Compliance Details
- I09 – Healthy Interior Environment (Core Imperative)
- I10 – Healthy Interior Performance
- I11 – Access to Nature
Materials Petal Compliance Details
- I12 – Responsible Materials (Core Imperative)
- I13 – Red List
- I14 – Responsible Sourcing
- I15 – Living Economy Sourcing
- I16 – Net Positive Waste
Equity Petal Compliance Details
- I17 – Universal Access (Core Imperative)
- I18 – Inclusion (Core Imperative)
Beauty Petal Compliance Details
- I19 – Beauty + Biophilia (Core Imperative)
- I20 – Education + Inspiration (Core Imperative)
Approved Regional Equivalencies
- Oceania
- North America
- Asia
ILFI Program Glossary
- A-G Terms
- H-P Terms
- Q-Z Terms
Summary of Changes
- Previous Versions of the Manuals

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April 2024

The April 1, 2024 manual that follows is the first iteration of the Living Building Challenge 4.1 Program Manual.

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