The Living Building Challenge® (LBC) is a philosophy, certification, and advocacy tool for building projects to become truly regenerative. LBC consists of 20 Imperatives across seven performance categories, or “Petals”: Place, Water, Energy, Health + Happiness, Materials, Equity and Beauty. LBC buildings rely only on renewable energy, replenish our waterways, eliminate exposures to toxins, and restore our relationships to nature and one another. LBC includes three certification pathways: Living, Petal, and Core. living-future.org/lbc*
Zero Carbon Certification™ (ZC) is the only performance-based carbon standard that addresses both operational and embodied carbon. Zero Carbon Certified buildings operate efficiently, eliminate combustion, and use renewable energy. They are the safest properties when weather or energy markets shift. The world’s largest companies, investors, and cities are already decarbonizing. living-future.org/zero-carbon
Living Product Challenge™ (LPC) is a science-based certification for products that help restore our planet and improve the quality of human life. At its core, the LPC framework empowers manufacturers to redefine product creation, shifting from simply “doing less bad” to crafting goods with net-positive, far-reaching benefits. Products that meet Living Product Challenge (LPC) standards are featured in the online case studies. living-future.org/lpc
Declare® is an easy-to-read ‘nutrition label’ for products with online resources to promote, share, and find healthier building materials. declare.living-future.org
Just® is an innovative social justice label for all types and sizes of organizations. The program provides a simple, transparent framework for organizations to reveal much about their operations, including equitable treatment of employees and where they make financial and community investments. Just marks the beginning of a new era of corporate transparency. living-future.org/just-overview
Living Community Challenge® is a framework for master planning, design, and construction. It is a tool to create a symbiotic relationship between people and all aspects of the built environment. The program is a call to action to governments, campuses, planners, developers, and neighborhood groups to create communities that are as connected and beautiful as a forest.
NOTE: While the program is no longer taking registrations, reference materials that can provide inspiration and guidance to people interested in the community approach are available at living-future.org/lcc
