Upon meeting the rigorous guidelines of the Living Building Challenge, the net-positive project will be the largest LBC living-certified residence on a university campus and the first in the Ivy League, transforming how higher education pursues environmental leadership for campus residences.
Glass by Vitro Architectural Glass is among the advanced products that helped the Environmental Nature Center and Preschool in Newport Beach, California, earn a coveted spot on the 2020 American Institute of Architects Committee on the Environment Top Ten Awards list.
Pursuing Seattle's aggressive Living Building Pilot Program certification, the sleek new 7-story Watershed mixed-use building features high-performance glazing, red-list-compliant products, enhanced indoor air quality and rainwater reuse.
The design team and project partners enlisted to reimagine the new Summit House, which is recognized as the highest ongoing construction site in North America, were met with a unique set of opportunities and challenges
Earning praise for its leadership in building net-zero, highly sustainable municipal facilities, the newly completed Santa Monica City Hall East has claimed yet another honor, winning the 2020 Building Team of the Year Award from the Los Angeles Chapter of the AIA.
Linetec's anodize finishing for aluminum has earned a Declare Label as Living Building Challenge Red List Free. This means that Linetec's anodize finishing is in full compliance with the highest level of LBC criteria established through the International Living Future Institute.
The Portland-based design build firm is one of just 10 firms to achieve the 2030 Commitment—a pledge and portfolio that achieves carbon neutrality in the built environment.
The Natural Stone Council announced its Sustainable Production for Natural Dimension Stone certification is now recognized by the LEED v4 building certification program, as well as the International Living Future Initiative’s Living Building Challenge version 3.1.