|
Living Building Challenge is a new sustainable architecture initiative emerging from the environmentally enlightened Pacific Northwest. Since its launch just a few years ago LBC has become respected as an international tool for realising the development of a whole new generation of deep green buildings.
The association was founded by architect and author Jason F McLennan, of the well regarded Cascadia green building council in North America. Jason spoke about The Challenge recently at the RIAI where the Irish chapter of the Living Building Institute will also be launched.
According to Brian T O'Brien at Solearth Ecological Architecture, LBC is a step change in how we see architecture in that it is envisions buildings that are producers, habitats and teachers as well as being sumptuous and delightful places to work and play. “It leads to buildings that go far beyond the current low energy/ PassivHaus/Co2 abatement horizon, to lead to ‘full spectrum sustainabilty’ – real ‘design with nature’ but in a practical real world format.”
www.livingbuildings.ie
|
Plan Magazine
