Episode 12: Living Building Challenge [Podcast]

Our very own, Eric Corey Freed made a major career move recently and began working with the Living Future Institute because, well, he wants to live in the future. Eric made a major career move last September which also brought him to Portland Oregon. He is now working on what he considers his dream job at the Living Future Institute and heavily involved in the Living Building Challenge. We discuss the benefits of the Living Building Challenge and how there is nothing else like it. Listen to the Audio Watch the Video NCARB News We take a quick look at the Top 14 Blog Posts of 2014 by NCARB. If you haven’t read these yet, definitely check them out. One of our favorites is the guest post written by YoungArchitect.com author Michael Riscica titled “Why I Studied for the ARE Everyday”. Check them out! Things discussed in this episode Intro Living Building Challenge Different from LEED As much a philosophy as a certification 7 categories, called Petals:  Place, Water, Energy, Heath & Happiness, Materials, Equity, Beauty and 20 credits that are ALL mandatory.  Can’t pick and choose. QUOTE: IMAGINE a building designed and constructed to function as elegantly and efficiently as a flower: a building informed by its bioregion’s characteristics, that generates all of its own energy with renewable resources, captures and treats all of its water, and that operates efficiently and for maximum beauty. Bullitt Center in Seattle:  http://www.bullittcenter.org Omega Center:  http://living-future.org/case-study/omegacenter Hawaii Prep:  http://living-future.org/case-study/hpaenergylab Eric would love to get you more involved in the Living Building Challenge. Eric’s suggestions: Join as a Member (great benefits!): http://living-future.org/select-membership Join as an Ambassador: http://living-future.org/node/44 Join our Mailing List: http://living-future.org/take-actions Attend our Net Positive Event in January in San Francisco: http://living-future.org/netpositive Attend our Living Future Conference in April in Seattle: http://living-future.org/unconference Please Subscribe Receive automatic updates when you subscribe below! Please rate us on iTunes! If you enjoyed the show, please rate it on iTunes and write a review. It would really help us spread the word about the ARE Podcast. Thanks!