The Water Petal

The intention of the Water Petal of the Living Building Challenge is to change the way that people think about water and wastewater in the built environment. There are two requirements of this petal: all of a project's water needs must be captured and purified on site without the use of chemicals and ecological waterflow must not be increased by the project. Just as in any Living Building Project, all materials from the Red List must not be used in achieving the Water Petal. The Red List is a list of materials that have been shown to be toxic in either their use, manufacturing, or both. Materials included in this list are PVC (polyvinyl chloride) as well as chloride.

More information about all of the petals as well as more details about the Water Petal specifically can be found on the Living Futures Website: www.living-future.org

The requirements of the water petal.