Certified Case Studies

Living Building Challenge

  • GULF STATE PARK INTERPRETIVE CENTER

    GULF STATE PARK INTERPRETIVE CENTER

    Gulf Shores, AL, USA


    LBC 3.0

    With its educational purpose, high visibility resulting from its location next to Perdido Highway, and public availability, this building will become the defining element of Gulf State Park for many visitors.


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  • MILL CREEK

    MILL CREEK

    Moab, UT


    LBC 3.1

    VITAL STATS Certification Status Petal Certified Version of LBC 3.1 Location Moab,UT, USA Project Area 4578 SF Start of Occupancy February, 2021 Occupancy Type Residential Number of Occupants 5 TEAM ROSTER Owner Community Rebuilds Architect Architectural Nexus General Contractor Community Rebuilds MEP Engineering Resource Engineering Group Interior Designer Architectural Nexus Civil Engineer Jones & Demille…


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  • ARCHITECTURAL NEXUS – SALT LAKE CITY

    ARCHITECTURAL NEXUS – SALT LAKE CITY

    Seattle, WA


    LBC 4.0

    VITAL STATS Certification Status Petal Certified Version of LBC 4.0 Location Salt Lake City, UT Project Area 30,909 SF Start of Occupancy June 2021 Occupancy Type Office Number of Occupants 109 TEAM ROSTER Owner Architectural Nexus Architect Architectural Nexus General Contractor Jacobsen Construction Mechanical and Plumbing Engineer Capital Engineering Structural Engineer ARW Engineers Interior Designer…


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  • ENVIRONMENTAL NATURE CENTER PRESCHOOL

    ENVIRONMENTAL NATURE CENTER PRESCHOOL


    LBC 3.1

    VITAL STATS Certification Status Petal Certified Version of LBC 3.1 Location Newport Beach, CA, USA Project Area 5900 SF Start of Occupancy September 2019 Occupancy Type Educational Number of Occupants 10 ; 72 students daily TEAM ROSTER Owner Environmental Nature Center Architect LPA Design Studios General Contractor Consolidated Contractors Mechanical Engineer LPA Design Studios Structural…


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  • BLOCK 009

    BLOCK 009

    Seattle, WA


    LBC 4.0

    VITAL STATS Certification Status Petal Certified Version of LBC 4.0 Location Seattle, WA Project Area 130 SF Start of Occupancy January 1, 2021 Occupancy Type Residential Number of Occupants 1 TEAM ROSTER Owner Facing Homelessness Architect BLOCK Architects General Contractor Architecural Nexus Mechanical Engineer FSi Consulting Engineers Structural Engineer Swenson Say Faget Interior Designer BLOCK…


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  • PAE LIVING BUILDING

    PAE LIVING BUILDING

    Portland, OR USA


    LBC 3.1

    VITAL STATS PROJECT TEAM PLACE PETAL 01. LIMITS TO GROWTH The PAE Living Building calls the Old Town neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, home. It is located on a light-rail line just blocks from the Willamette River and within walking distance from the heart of the city. The building stands on the site of the former…


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  • PCC DOWNTOWN

    PCC DOWNTOWN

    Seattle, WA, USA


    LBC 3.1

    VITAL STATS PROJECT TEAM PLACE PETAL 01. LIMITS TO GROWTH IMPERATIVE The property is located in a commercial/service-zoned area of the core business district in downtown Seattle. The PCC project is located on the ground floor of the newly constructed Rainer Square Tower, a 58-story multi-use skyscraper. A street-front plaza and retail stores, situated above…


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  • PCC KIRKLAND

    PCC KIRKLAND

    Kirkland, WA, USA


    LBC 3.1

    VITAL STATS PROJECT TEAM PLACE PETAL 01. LIMITS TO GROWTH IMPERATIVE The property is located in a commercial/service-zoned area of the central business district in downtown Kirkland, Washington. The PCC project is on the ground floor of the newly constructed 5-story mixed-use building. For over 40 years prior to the PCC project, the site was…


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  • SEMANS-GRISWORLD ENVIRONMENTAL HALL

    SEMANS-GRISWORLD ENVIRONMENTAL HALL

    Chestertown, MD USA


    LBC 3.1

    VITAL STATS PROJECT TEAM PROJECT DESCRIPTION The project is envisioned as a new environmental science building on the Washington College property along the banks of the Chester River. To connect the academic community to the waterfront subjects they will study, the design concept incorporates porches and other outdoor spaces. This connectivity will encourage student collaboration…


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  • Margaret A. Cargill Lodge – Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center

    Margaret A. Cargill Lodge – Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center

    Finland, MN, USA


    LBC 2.1

    Founded in 1971, Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center was the first environmentallearning center in the nation to be accredited as a K-12 school and is recognized nationally andinternationally as a leader in environmental education. During the school year, more than 15,000 children, teachers and parent chaperones head to our campus to have their own adventure…


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