Give a Gift That Grows a Living Future

Shape the World We Want

This holiday season, join Living Future in supporting communities facing urgent environmental and social challenges.

Together, we can create a healthier, more sustainable, and equitable world where people and nature thrive side by side.

Please consider a tax-deductible gift by December 31st.

Thank you! We are deeply grateful for your help in growing a Living Future

Your Donation Helps Us

Your donation powers a global movement to transform the built environment. Every contribution helps us research science-based solutions, create regenerative tools, educate the AEC community, advocate for change, and turn bold ideas into real-world projects and impact.

Here are a few examples of how your contributions make a difference:

  • Materials: Contributions help advance the next iteration of the Living Product Challenge through our sister labels (Declare Health, Declare Environment, and Declare Equity), celebrating products that excel in health, environmental performance, and equity.
  • Buildings: Donations fund resources on healthy building materials for K-12 schools and early learning centers, supporting sustainable, health-conscious construction practices that benefit students and educators.
  • Community: Your support helps run an Indigenous-led member group that serves as a collaborative platform where Indigenous voices guide and shape the ongoing evolution of Living Future and the regenerative movement.
  • Organizations: Your support amplifies the call for transparency, inclusion, and justice as the foundation of a thriving, regenerative industry through speaking engagements and thought leadership on the Just label.

Impact Stories



Sonoma Academy

“In today’s techno-centric world, people spend more time looking down at devices versus connecting to their place. For Sonoma Academy, a high school on the outskirts of Santa Rosa, their goal was to have people look up and out, to create a campus heart, and to bring the school and community together through dining and making, all while celebrating the region’s beauty.”

Sonoma Academy, Beauty Imperative Statement

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Unison

“A substation is an important building for our business but also for our community. It is critical for resilience. We wanted to show what was possible with this typology. We wanted to create something that can withstand earthquakes, is beautiful, and gives back to the community.”

Aryero Kothroulas,
Group Risk and Sustainability Manager, Unison

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Monmade

“Monmade is a consultancy for developers and architects. We help elevate their work by sourcing things that are made in an equitable and sustainable way.”

Katie Chaible
Director, Monmade

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Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library

“The team’s tireless efforts to connect the dots around recycling, including ongoing work with neighboring communities, may mean that by the time the project opens, the region’s recycling ecosystem will be far more robust than it is today.”

Jean Carroll,
Manager of Sustainability, Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Foundation

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Chesapeake Bay Foundation

“The Brock Environmental Center is our pebble in a pond. It has done more than any of us could have imagined at the time.”

Mary Tod Winchester
Retired Vice President for Administration, Chesapeake Bay Foundation

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Architectural Nexus Sacramento

“We wanted to demonstrate that a renovated building could be a model for water effectiveness and integrate with its ecosystem.”

Erica McBride, LFA, Regenerative Operations Manager, Architectural Nexus

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City of Bridges
Land Trust

“The Living Building model is ideal for our goals and aligns with our values. We are focused on the impacts on residents…This is not a one-off, everything we are doing here is replicable.”

Julie Nigro, Senior Real Estate Manager, City of Bridges Land Trust

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More Impact Stories

Mona Nahm

Mona Nahm

While working with YA Studio, Nahm first encountered the International Living Future Institute. “I saw the flower growing out of the dirt as a reflection of myself,” she noted. “I am someone who grew with the resources around me.”

Richard Franko

Richard Franko

The Louisiana Children’s Museum was uniquely designed for New Orleans’ City Park. “This would be a building and place that could only be on this site,” recalled Richard Franko, principal in charge of the project at Mithun.

Rita Trombin

Rita Trombin

“Rather than containing its learning environment within four walls, the Green School embraces nature and integrates with the outdoors,” according to Rita Trombin, an environmental psychologist who is a former staff member at the school.

Rex Hohlbein & Jenn Lafreniere

Rex Hohlbein & Jenn Lafreniere

“We want to use design to create a path for everyone to get involved in ending homelessness,” Jenn Lafreniere, originator of the BLOCK Project, said in a TED Talk she delivered with Rex Hohlbein, the other originator who is also her father.