Category: Member Event

Ready for some fresh examples of what good looks like? Join us for our most LBC info-dense member event of the year. In this 3-part series, we’re exploring seven case studies, each exemplifying one of the Living Building Challenge Petals. You’ll hear from the project teams themselves and discover how these vastly different projects broke…

We know that decisions on building materials and systems have a significant impact on a building’s overall emissions, but how do these decisions weigh against factors like cost, schedule, and aesthetics? Join our next member webinar for a discussion with our partners at DPR Construction to dive into the findings of their recent study comparing…

Join ILFI as we explore the monumental tasks of designing, constructing, and operating a regenerative Living Building in the harsh yet beautiful alpine tundra environment at Pikes Peak, Colorado. ​Our expert panel of project team members will provide an insider’s perspective on the Pikes Peak Summit Visitor Center, the highest-elevation project to pursue the Living…

Contractors are just beginning to track the emissions from their job sites, and many are finding much bigger impacts than presumed. BuildingGreen’s reporting cites estimates upwards of 20% of a project’s total embodied carbon. In some cases, that means construction choices may have a climate impact on par with choosing mass timber or low-carbon concrete. …

Join the visionary project team behind the Yale Divinity School’s Living Village in New Haven, Connecticut, as they discuss the strategies, triumphs, and challenges that informed this first-of-its-kind project. In response to the ongoing climate crisis, Yale Divinity School is constructing a regenerative student residential complex—the Living Village. The Living Village dares to answer one…

At ILFI, our programs are continuously evolving in order to keep pace with a rapidly changing industry, shaped by the latest insights from the research community and reflecting feedback from our incredible, trail-blazing project teams.  Join this member webinar and be among the very first to hear what’s changing, what’s staying the same, and what’s…

Kansas City, like many cities in the United States, is marked by historical policies and practices of segregation that led to disinvested communities. If the city is to create a regenerative future, our decarbonization efforts must address people, human health, and equity for these front-line communities. In this member webinar, you will hear from a…

Welcoming BIPOC students into the STEM fields supports a more equitable workforce and strengthens the connection between education and industry. By foregrounding marginalized voices we also broaden perspectives and dismantle barriers in order to fuel future innovation. During the design process for the reimagined Vernier Science Center, Portland State University’s engagement of a BIPOC cohort…

Join ILFI on August 28th for an insightful member webinar led by experts from Architectural Nexus. Our speakers will introduce their comprehensive equity toolkit designed to empower community engagement in any design project. The toolkit combines elements from ILFI’s LBC Equity Petal, the AIA Framework for Equitable Communities, and SEED certification criteria into a comprehensive,…

Decarbonization has come to real estate. However, will the technologies and systems decarbonizing the industry reinforce inequity, or disrupt it? How can real estate support low-income communities and communities of color in reaping the benefits of the net zero transformation and its wealth-building opportunities? And how can real estate make the business case for an…