Living Building Challenge
Paul Baker has achieved Living Future Accreditation with the International Living Future Institute. Living Future Accreditation (LFA) is the professional credential that recognizes and rewards proficiency in the most ambitious, advanced, and holistic sustainable design standards available.
The Living Building Challenge is the most comprehensive approach to designing buildings beyond materiality. It looks at the full role of a building, the materials it's constructed with, its place in the society where it's located and it's connection with the natural environment.
The seven "Petals" of the Living Building Challenge are:
Place: "Restoring a healthy inter-relationship with nature."
Water: "Creating developments that operate within the water balance of a given place and climate."
Energy: "Relying only on current solar income."
Health and Happiness: "Creating environments that optimize physical and psychological health and well being."
Materials: "Endorsing products that are safe for all species through time."
Equity: "Supporting a just and equitable world."
Beauty: "Celebrating design that uplifts the human spirit."
