Items Tagged with 'Living Building Challenge'

The PAE Living Building is the 35th building in the world to earn full certification from the International Living Future Institute's rigorous sustainability program.

The 47,000-sq-ft Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design gained status as a Living Building on Earth Day.

The net-energy positive education facility was constructed to meet the stringent criteria of the Living Building Challenge.

After careful review and extensive discussion, this year's judges have selected approximately 35 Southeast projects to honor as part of our annual Best Projects contest.

The International Living Future Institute’s drive to increase participation in its sustainable-building programs is gaining momentum.

The International Living Future Institute, steward of the world’s most demanding sustainable-building program, is no longer satisfied with its boutique status as a third-party certifier of super-green buildings.

Jason F. McLennan, winner of the 2016 ENR Award of Excellence for creating the International Living Future Institute and its rigorous Living Building Challenge sustainability program, has achieved his personal goal of getting his super-green, off-the-grid Bainbridge Island, Wash., house certified as a Living Building.

Santa Monica takes a high dive into deep sustainability waters in thirsty Southern California

In aspiring to create the first structure in California to meet the Living Building Challenge—and become one of only a handful of such projects around the globe—the team behind the Sacramento offices for Architectural Nexus confronted a steep learning curve.