Living Building Challenge Collaborative: Houston-Galveston

Living Building Challenge Collaborative: Houston-Galveston What if every single act of design and construction made the world a better place?

Living Building Challenge Collaborative: Houston-Galveston is a community-based, in-person group of International Living Future Institute Ambassadors that provides an opportunity for informal learning experiences and advances community transformation. Collaborative members create the local conditions that allow for development of Living Buildings, Sites and Neighborhoods. If you are interested in

becoming a volunteer facilitator of a Living Building Challenge Collaborative in your local community, visit more information.

09/03/2015

We are looking for people to join our collaborative and help take us to the next chapter!

Relevant to the Living Building Challenge water petal- this Wednesday at AIA Houston:
09/09/2014

Relevant to the Living Building Challenge water petal- this Wednesday at AIA Houston:

Join Mark Illian and Amanda Tullos as they present how to design, permit and install rainwater harvesting systems for potable household or commercial use. Amanda will discuss the impact of rainwater harvesting on LEED strategies and the Living Building Challenge objectives. Mark will describe severa…

From the ILFI:
04/11/2014

From the ILFI:

Join the International Living Future Institute, GreenWizard, and Knauf Insulation for a free webinar to discuss the finer points of the building materials transparency movement.

02/13/2014

Check out the latest Trim Tab magazine from the International Living Future Institute. It is always a great read!

The International Living Future Institute

02/13/2014

Living Building Challenge version 4 is expected to come out this May. We understand it will include a requirement for no fluorescent bulbs, where there was previously and exception.

Living Building Challenge certification number 5!
02/13/2014

Living Building Challenge certification number 5!

� � � � � � � All images: � 2013 Ethan Drinker Photography courtesy of Coldham & Hartman Architects Smith College's Bechtel Environmental Classroom in Whately, Massachusetts is a new, 2,500 S.F. single-story wood-framed classroom building, acting as a field station for a 233-acre forest and pasture…

Check this out:Houston is home to the first project in Texas to attempt the Living Building Challenge; this program has ...
04/24/2013

Check this out:
Houston is home to the first project in Texas to attempt the Living Building Challenge; this program has only been achieved by 4 other spaces in the World. The project is a 1,120 SF classroom studio for The Monarch School in Spring Branch, which is a school for children with neurological differences. The Living Building Challenge is the most innovative building program in the world, it attempts to strike the ultimate balance between human-based and nature-based environments. If you are interested in more information or supporting this innovative project, please visit the Kickstarter site:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2015418868/living-building-challenge-meet-houston?ref=home_location

This 1,120 SF classroom studio for The Monarch School is the first project in Texas to attempt the Living Building Challenge.

The newest Living Building....the Bertschi School!
04/15/2013

The newest Living Building....the Bertschi School!

Monday, April 15, 2013by: Sarah CostelloSome big news went out on the wires today: the Bertschi School’s Science Wing has achieved full certification under the Living Building ChallengeSM. This is a victory not just for the school and the children who will benefit from this unique learning environme...

ILFI launches Declare for red list compliant productshttp://www.declareproducts.com/
12/13/2012

ILFI launches Declare for red list compliant products

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