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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    Clarifications

    REQUIREMENTS CLARIFICATIONS

    Chemical Hazard Assessment
    Optimization Pathways in LPC
    Approved Third Party Material Health Assessor
    Reasonable Risk or Exposure
    Publicly Available Reports
    Recertification and Continuous Improvement
    Assessment Continuous Improvement

    Imperative Overview
    Chemical Hazard Assessment
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