The Living Building Challenge (LBC) calls for the creation of buildings that operate as cleanly, beautifully, and efficiently as nature's architecture. It is the built environment's most aspirational green building performance standard. As a standard, it provides a holistic approach to high-performance building that aims to address health, community, equity, energy, water, and beyond. The LBC 4.0 is the next step in the evolution of the Living Building Challenge that continues the standard’s mission of visionary yet attainable building goals while also recognizing that not all projects face the same challenges or share in the same opportunities. LBC 4.0 provides a streamlined approach focused on maximizing a project’s positive impacts specific to the place, community, and culture.
Workshop attendees will identify the key components of the Living Building Challenge and understand the rationale for restorative design principles. Attendees will learn design strategies for meeting ambitious place, water, energy, and materials performance requirements and health, happiness, beauty, and equity related design considerations. Upon completion of the workshop, attendees will be able to compare the certification pathways available to LBC project teams, explain the key reasons for the latest changes to the LBC and reference examples of how the Living Building Challenge is driving innovation.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES- Discuss the rationale for restorative design principles
- Recognize barriers and opportunities related to high-performance design
- Describe the intents and requirements for designing high-performing, sustainable, and resilient building projects
- Understand successful strategies for compliance within each performance area
CONTINUING EDUCATIONThis workshop has been approved for the following continuing education credits:
