This week the International Living Building Institute released its new green building standard to the public at Greenbuild 2009. Version 2.0 expands on its already impressive focus to now cover social issues – any Certified Living Building must be net-zero energy, net-zero water, non-toxic, provide for habitat restoration on sister sites, and urban agriculture is mandated. The 20 imperatives, all of which must be addressed, go well beyond the simple efficiency standards that our industry seems content to comply with before calling a project ’sustainable’. Seriously, read this thing!
Read the rest of Beyond LEED: Living Building Challenge 2.0 Certification Unveiled
Permalink |
Add to del.icio.us | digg
Post tags: 'leed', Architecture, Certification, International Living Building Institute, Jason McLennan, Living Building Challenge, Social Justice, Sustainable buildings
1 comment:
Do you the 20 imperatives being adopted on a larger building scale?
Post a Comment