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Living Buildings are:
- Regenerative buildings that connect occupants to light, air, food, nature, and community.
- Self-sufficient and remain within the resource limits of their site.
- Create a positive impact on the human and natural systems that interact with them.
7 Petals of the Living Building Challenge
1. PLACE
3. ENERGY
1. PLACE
Restoring a healthy interrelationship with nature.
2. WATER
3. ENERGY
1. PLACE
Creating developments that operate within the water balance of a given place and climate.
3. ENERGY
3. ENERGY
4. HEALTH & HAPPINESS
Relying on current solar income.
4. HEALTH & HAPPINESS
4. HEALTH & HAPPINESS
4. HEALTH & HAPPINESS
Creating environments that optimise physical and psychological health and well being.
5. MATERIALS
4. HEALTH & HAPPINESS
5. MATERIALS
Endorsing products that are safe for all species through time.
6. EQUITY
4. HEALTH & HAPPINESS
5. MATERIALS
Supporting a just and equitable world.
7. BeauTY
LIVING PRODUCT CHALLENGE
LIVING PRODUCT CHALLENGE
Celebrating design that uplifts the human spirit.
LIVING PRODUCT CHALLENGE
LIVING PRODUCT CHALLENGE
LIVING PRODUCT CHALLENGE
Make beautiful and functional products that are informed by nature, improve one’s quality of life, and are made with renewable sources of energy and materials.
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LIVING PRODUCT CHALLENGE
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THE LIVING FUTURE INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA
The Living Future Institute Australia (LFIA) is dedicated to establishing a powerful network of informed, influential, and active global citizens who are committed to redefining humanity’s relationships with the ecosystems we inhabit.
Joining together as citizens of the planet, we seek to redirect our future towards a society that is socially just, culturally rich and ecologically restorative.
LFIA was established in 2012 by a passionate founding committee as a visionary hub for restorative programs and action within Australia.
LFIA is an affiliate of the International Living Future Institute and provides education & training, advocacy, and opportunities for connection, across several innovative international programs.
THE INTERNATIONAL LIVING FUTURE INSTITUTE
THE INTERNATIONAL LIVING FUTURE INSTITUTE’S MISSION is to lead the transformation toward a civilization that is socially just, culturally rich, and ecologically restorative.
We are premised on the belief that providing a compelling vision for the future is a fundamental requirement for reconciling humanity’s relationship with the natural world.