The Living Building Challenge

The Living Building Challenge is a philosophy, advocacy platform, and certification program. It is a certification that goes above and beyond LEED, requiring buildings to be entirely self sustaining. To be certified under the Challenge, projects must meet a series of ambitious performance requirements, including net zero energy, waste, and water over a minimum of 12 months of continuous occupancy. The Challenge focuses on seven different petals: Equity, Site, Beauty, Energy, Health, Materials, and Water.

The Seven Petals of the Living Building Challenge.