Living Product Challenge v2.0 Handbook
April 2025
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Table of Contents
Living Product Challenge v2.0 Handbook
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    • Living Product Challenge v2.0 Handbook — April 2025
GrabGrab
GrabGrab
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  • Introduction to the Living Product Challenge
    • Program Overview
      • LCA and Handprints
      • Material Health
      • LPC Resources
    • Certification Timeline and Guidance
      • How to Use the Petal Handbooks
      • Other ILFI Programs
      • Legal Disclaimers
    • Place Petal
      • I01- Responsible Place (Core)
        • Imperative Overview
        • Clarifications
        • Exceptions
          • PL-018 Third-Party Certification
          • PL-019 Site Environmental Indicators
        • Documentation Requirements
        • Resources
      • I02- Habitat Exchange
        • Imperative Overview
        • Clarifications
        • Exceptions
        • Calculations
        • Documentation Requirements
        • Resources
      • I03- Living Economy Sourcing
        • Imperative Overview
        • Clarifications
        • Exceptions
          • PL-020 Local Impact Reporting
        • Documentation Requirements
        • Resources
    • Water Petal
      • I04- Water Footprint (Core)
        • Imperative Overview
        • Clarifications
        • Exceptions
        • Documentation Requirements
        • Resources
      • I05- Net Positive Water
        • Imperative Overview
        • Clarifications
        • Exceptions
          • WT-010 Chlorine Disinfection
        • Documentation Requirements
        • Resources
    • Energy Petal
      • I06- Energy Footprint (Core)
        • Imperative Overview
        • Clarifications
        • Exceptions
        • Documentation Requirements
        • Resources
      • I07- Net Positive Energy
        • Imperative Overview
        • Clarifications
        • Exceptions
          • EC-017 Renewable Energy Certificates for Contract Manufacturing
          • EC-018 Pre-existing Infrastructure (LPC)
          • EC-019 Off-site Renewables (LPC)
          • EC-020 Photovoltaic Array Ownership
          • EC-021 Shared/3rd Party Arrangements
        • Documentation Requirements
        • Resources
    • Health & Happiness Petal
      • I08- Red List (Core)
        • Imperative Overview
        • Clarifications
          • Approved Declare Statuses in LPC
          • Red List Free Packaging
          • Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
          • LBC Watch List and Red List Update Process
          • Chemical Abstract Service Registry Numbers (CASRNs) and Red List Classes
          • Small Electrical Components
          • Special CASRN Reporting Requirements
          • Unintentional Trace Amounts
          • Toxic Chemical Release
        • Exceptions
          • Exception Evaluation
          • RL-002b Small Electrical Components
          • RL-019 Innovative Materials Inventory
          • RL-024 Product Failures – Grace Period for Red List Ingredients or Process Chemicals
        • Documentation Requirements
        • Resources
      • I09 Transparent Material Health
        • Imperative Overview
        • Clarifications
          • Chemical Hazard Assessment
          • Optimization Pathways in LPC
          • Approved Third Party Material Health Assessor (MHA)
          • Reasonable Risk of Exposure
          • Publicly Available Reports
          • Recertification and Continuous Improvement
        • Exceptions
          • RL-020 Assessment Continuous Improvement
        • Documentation Requirements
        • Resources
      • I10-Human Thriving
        • Imperative Overview
        • Clarifications
        • Exceptions
          • HH-007 Appropriate Corrective Action
        • Documentation Requirements
        • Resources
    • Materials Petal
      • I11- Responsible Industry (Core)
        • Imperative Overview
        • Clarifications
        • Exceptions
          • MT-008 Bio-Based Commodity Products
          • MT-009 Alternative Forestry Certifications for Product Packaging
        • Documentation Requirements
        • Resources
      • I12- Regenerative Materials
        • Imperative Overview
        • Clarifications
        • Exceptions
        • Documentation Requirements
        • Resources
      • I13- Net Positive Waste
        • Imperative Overview
        • Clarifications
        • Exceptions
          • MT-010 Material Process Efficiency
          • MT-011 Waste-to-Energy Diversion
        • Documentation Requirements
        • Resources
      • I14- Net Positive Carbon
        • Imperative Overview
        • Clarifications
        • Exceptions
        • Documentation Requirements
        • Resources
    • Equity Petal
      • I15- Ethical Supply Chain (Core)
        • Imperative Overview
        • Clarifications
        • Exceptions
        • Documentation Requirements
        • Resources
      • I16- Equitable Investment
        • Imperative Overview
        • Clarifications
          • Calculations
        • Exceptions
        • Documentation Requirements
        • Resources
      • I17-Just Organizations
        • Imperative Overview
        • Clarifications
        • Exceptions
          • EQ-007 B Corporations
        • Documentation Requirements
        • Resources
      • I18- Social Co-Benefits
        • Imperative Overview
        • Clarifications
        • Exceptions
        • Documentation Requirements
        • Resources
    • Beauty Petal
      • I19- Inspiration and Education (Core)
        • Imperative Overview
        • Clarifications
        • Exceptions
        • Documentation Requirements
        • Resources
      • I20- Beauty and Spirit
        • Imperative Overview
        • Clarifications
        • Exceptions
        • Documentation Requirements
        • Resources
    • Handprinting Guide
      • Introduction: Net Positive Potential
      • An Introduction to Handprinting
      • Becoming Net Positive in LPC: Two Scales
        • Site Net Positive: Walk the Talk
        • Life Cycle Net Positive: Lead the Way
      • From Negative to Positive: Reducing the Footprint and Implementing Handprints
        • Footprints: Measuring and Reducing Impact
        • Handprints: Building Net Positive Impact
        • Handprinting Parameters and Considerations
        • Handprinting Framing Questions
        • Summary of the Net Positive Process
      • Becoming Net Positive in LPC: Program Requirements
        • I05 Net Positive Water
        • I07 Net Positive Energy
        • I13 Net Positive Waste
        • I14 Net Positive Carbon
        • I18 Social Co-Benefits
    • Transparent Material Health Guide
      • Introduction to the TMH Guide
        • Transparency: A Foundation for Change
        • The Precautionary Approach
        • Living Building Challenge, The Red List and the Watch List
        • Declare: The Ingredients Label for Building Products
        • Transparent Material Heath: Beyond the Red List
      • Pathway to Safer Materials
        • Know, Disclose, Assess, Optimize
      • LPC Material Health Methodology
        • Imperative 08: Red List (Know + Disclose)
        • Imperative 09: Transparent Material Health (Assess + Optimize)
      • Risk and Exposure Guidelines
      • Recertification Guidance
      • Approved Consultants and Assessors
      • Material Health Resources
    • ILFI Program Glossary
      • A-G Terms
      • H-P Terms
      • Q-Z Terms
    • Summary of Changes
      • April 2025 Updates
        • Changes to Introduction to the Living Product Challenge (Q1 2025)
        • Changes to the Health and Happiness Petal (Q1 2025)
        • Changes to the Materials Petal (Q1 2025)
        • Changes to the Glossary (Q1 2025)
      • October 2024 Updates
        • Changes to the Materials Petal (Q3 2024)
      • July 2024 Updates
        • Changes to the Health and Happiness Petal (Q2 2024)
      • Previous Versions of the Handbooks
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